F20 - Unintended consequences of no default MTA - How best to fix

[Matthew Miller]

On Sat, Jan 04, 2014 at 01:45:34PM -0700, Chris Murphy wrote:
> Restricting the context to just Fedora, by default it is a desktop OS with
> a GUI. That's the default install from live desktop, DVD ISO, and netinst
> media. That is the primary Fedora deliverable and experience. It is simply

Well, let's go out one step form Fedora desktop though, to the Fedora cloud
and Fedora server targets.

In cloud deployments, email notifications are a definite non-starter,
because no one is going to ever log into individual machines to check, and
outgoing mail from cloud networks is likely to just be dropped.

On servers, an MTA is often appropriate, but traditional servers are built
to fit their niche and their specific needs. There, you have a kickstart
file or hopefully at least a hand-built checklist for deployment, and
"install MTA and configure for the relay environment used on my network"
should be on the list.



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