# Anyone know a VERY simple smtp server for linux? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 10, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231 "2006-09-10T22:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/1 "2006-09-10T22:20:37Z")
I dont have smpt details of my ISP and i’d like to setup a mail server on my local machine while I test my rails app (actionmailer). What is the simplest and easiest smtp mail server to setup on SUSE 10? I’m not an advanced Linux user, so it needs to be very simple and easy to setup. Thanks Chris ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/2 "2006-09-10T23:39:39Z")
On 9/10/06, Chris [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What is the simplest and easiest smtp mail server to setup on SUSE 10? You probably already have one running 🙂 Try ‘netstat -a | grep smtp’ – Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/3 "2006-09-10T23:51:51Z")
Do I? im not sure. netstat -a | grep smtp tcp 0 0 localhost:smtp _:_ LISTEN tcp 0 0 localhost:smtp _:_ LISTEN unix 2 [ACC] STREAM LISTENING 12702 private/bsmtp unix 2 [ACC] STREAM LISTENING 12646 private/smtp ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/4 "2006-09-11T00:20:00Z")
Chris wrote: > Do I? im not sure. > > netstat -a | grep smtp > tcp 0 0 localhost:smtp _:_ > LISTEN > tcp 0 0 localhost:smtp _:_ > LISTEN > unix 2 [ACC] STREAM LISTENING 12702 private/bsmtp > unix 2 [ACC] STREAM LISTENING 12646 private/smtp You do. To disperse your doubts, you can also try telnet localhost smtp ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/5 "2006-09-11T11:40:47Z")
postfix ? ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/6 "2006-09-11T13:02:21Z")
dumber wrote: > postfix ? so how do I send an email? Thanks Chris ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-know-a-very-simple-smtp-server-for-linux/68231/7 "2006-09-18T21:12:51Z")
> I dont have smpt details of my ISP and i’d like to setup a mail server > on my local machine while I test my rails app (actionmailer). > > What is the simplest and easiest smtp mail server to setup on SUSE 10? > I’m not an advanced Linux user, so it needs to be very simple and easy > to setup. I thought the default e-mail server for SUSE is postfix. Configuring is quite straight forward, via YaST. Simply click network services, then Mail Transfer Agent, then follow the prompts. You indicate that you don’t know your ISP’s mail info. Why not? The simplest and easiest way to get things working is to configure your MTA as a smart host that simply forwards to your ISP. Let them do the heavy lifting for you. Regards, Rich