Emailer, SMTP Server, Prefs

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2006

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texte = Can anyone explain the interaction between the SMTP server, Emailer andWebDNA? I am running Mac OS X Server 10.4.6 and WebDNA 4.5.1.If I execute a [sendmail] context, the message gets created, placed in theEMailFolder, and then moved to the EMailCompleted folder a few momentslater. I have my WebDNA Email Prefs set to "localhost" for the SMTP serverand have left the folder names at their default values. The odd thing isthat I do not have any SMTP service running, yet the message gets moved tothe EMailCompleted folder. I have not installed sendmail and I have OS XServer mail services turned off. The email message, incidentally, does notget delivered. If I turn on the OS X SMTP mail services, the behavior isexactly the same (message gets moved, but not delivered). If I set theWebDNA email prefs to "none" instead of "localhost", the email message staysin the EMailFolder folder.Does Emailer move the email message between the folders or does the SMTPserver do this? If the SMTP server is doing this, how does the SMTP serverknow where to look for the messages to process? If Emailer is doing it, whydoes it move the message to the EMailCompleted folder when the SMTP Serveris not running?I'd appreciate any explanations people could provide on this subject.Thanks,Brian-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Emailer, SMTP Server, Prefs ( Brian Wachter 2006)

Can anyone explain the interaction between the SMTP server, Emailer andWebDNA? I am running Mac OS X Server 10.4.6 and WebDNA 4.5.1.If I execute a [sendmail] context, the message gets created, placed in theEMailFolder, and then moved to the EMailCompleted folder a few momentslater. I have my WebDNA Email Prefs set to "localhost" for the SMTP serverand have left the folder names at their default values. The odd thing isthat I do not have any SMTP service running, yet the message gets moved tothe EMailCompleted folder. I have not installed sendmail and I have OS XServer mail services turned off. The email message, incidentally, does notget delivered. If I turn on the OS X SMTP mail services, the behavior isexactly the same (message gets moved, but not delivered). If I set theWebDNA email prefs to "none" instead of "localhost", the email message staysin the EMailFolder folder.Does Emailer move the email message between the folders or does the SMTPserver do this? If the SMTP server is doing this, how does the SMTP serverknow where to look for the messages to process? If Emailer is doing it, whydoes it move the message to the EMailCompleted folder when the SMTP Serveris not running?I'd appreciate any explanations people could provide on this subject.Thanks,Brian-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Brian Wachter

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