The guy who maintains our network with me is concerned about having open mail ports in the firewall for web (http) servers. Therefore, we would rather have one dedicated mail server machine that would handle everything, rather than letting things like Drupal mail out via PHP. How would I go about setting up Drupal to delegate / relay this task through another server? -- Tony Yarusso http://tonyyarusso.com/
Drupal allows you to substitute in your own mail backend. You can write your own backend that sends direct SMTP requests to your company mail server. Note: I have never attempted to do so myself, so I have no idea how much work it is. :-) I know the devel module does offer that functionality, so I suggest looking at the devel module and at the drupal_mail() function to see how it works. I'm afraid I can't offer more detailed advice than that. On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Tony Yarusso wrote:
The guy who maintains our network with me is concerned about having open mail ports in the firewall for web (http) servers. Therefore, we would rather have one dedicated mail server machine that would handle everything, rather than letting things like Drupal mail out via PHP. How would I go about setting up Drupal to delegate / relay this task through another server?
-- Larry Garfield AIM: LOLG42 larry@garfieldtech.com ICQ: 6817012 "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it." -- Thomas Jefferson
You mean something like this: http://drupal.org/project/smtp? On Wednesday 26 March 2008 7:52:36 pm Larry Garfield wrote:
Drupal allows you to substitute in your own mail backend. You can write your own backend that sends direct SMTP requests to your company mail server.
Note: I have never attempted to do so myself, so I have no idea how much work it is. :-) I know the devel module does offer that functionality, so I suggest looking at the devel module and at the drupal_mail() function to see how it works. I'm afraid I can't offer more detailed advice than that.
On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Tony Yarusso wrote:
The guy who maintains our network with me is concerned about having open mail ports in the firewall for web (http) servers. Therefore, we would rather have one dedicated mail server machine that would handle everything, rather than letting things like Drupal mail out via PHP. How would I go about setting up Drupal to delegate / relay this task through another server?
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Quoting Jason Flatt <drupal@oadaeh.net>:
You mean something like this: http://drupal.org/project/smtp?
On Wednesday 26 March 2008 7:52:36 pm Larry Garfield wrote:
Drupal allows you to substitute in your own mail backend. You can write your own backend that sends direct SMTP requests to your company mail server.
Note: I have never attempted to do so myself, so I have no idea how much work it is. :-) I know the devel module does offer that functionality, so I suggest looking at the devel module and at the drupal_mail() function to see how it works. I'm afraid I can't offer more detailed advice than that.
CAUTION: The requirement is for your module to write a drupal_mail_wrapper function just as smtp does. However there are more than one module that implements that function. If you enable more than one defining the same function then it breaks your Drupal system. Besides the devel module I know of returnpath module that defines drupal_mail_wrapper. Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/
Jason Flatt wrote:
You mean something like this: http://drupal.org/project/smtp ?
I recommend the SMTP module, I use it on many sites. Pete
On Wednesday 26 March 2008 7:52:36 pm Larry Garfield wrote:
Drupal allows you to substitute in your own mail backend. You can write your own backend that sends direct SMTP requests to your company mail server.
Note: I have never attempted to do so myself, so I have no idea how much work it is. :-) I know the devel module does offer that functionality, so I suggest looking at the devel module and at the drupal_mail() function to see how it works. I'm afraid I can't offer more detailed advice than that.
On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Tony Yarusso wrote:
The guy who maintains our network with me is concerned about having open mail ports in the firewall for web (http) servers. Therefore, we would rather have one dedicated mail server machine that would handle everything, rather than letting things like Drupal mail out via PHP. How would I go about setting up Drupal to delegate / relay this task through another server?
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