Weird question

OtaconTV · 3 Nov 2001, 10:40 AM

I don't really understand any of this.

I have a Ikonboard forum set up on a free Netfirms account. My Ikonboard needs a SMTP server to send mail, but Netfirms doesn't supply that. I have a CJB.net directory service, but I don't know if that will help me or not. What do I use as a SMTP server?Is there any free smtp servers? Once again I don't really understand this but I hope someone can help me.
This is the info Ikonboard needs:
incoming e-mail address
outgoing e-mail address
send mail using: SMTP or Sendmail
e-mail content: text or html
Smtp server if using smtp
sendmail path if using sendmail

Please post some solutions to my problem, thank you for you time.
(sorry Edwin I didn't know I should of posted it here)

Adrian Bell · 3 Nov 2001, 07:32 PM

You don't need an SMTP server if you use Sendmail. The path is on the Netfirms FAQ Advanced features page.

Sendmail Location
/usr/lib/sendmail

Good Luck

OtaconTV · 4 Nov 2001, 02:23 AM

Thanks,
I didn't know what that was so i was scared to use it.

(update) Thank you, it really does work. And Netfirms does not have smtp.

3 Nov 2001, 10:40 AM	#1
OtaconTV Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 66	Weird question I don't really understand any of this. I have a Ikonboard forum set up on a free Netfirms account. My Ikonboard needs a SMTP server to send mail, but Netfirms doesn't supply that. I have a CJB.net directory service, but I don't know if that will help me or not. What do I use as a SMTP server?Is there any free smtp servers? Once again I don't really understand this but I hope someone can help me. This is the info Ikonboard needs: incoming e-mail address outgoing e-mail address send mail using: SMTP or Sendmail e-mail content: text or html Smtp server if using smtp sendmail path if using sendmail Please post some solutions to my problem, thank you for you time. (sorry Edwin I didn't know I should of posted it here) Last edited by OtaconTV : 3 Nov 2001 at 12:31 PM.

4 Nov 2001, 02:23 AM	#3
OtaconTV Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 66	Thanks, I didn't know what that was so i was scared to use it. (update) Thank you, it really does work. And Netfirms does not have smtp. Last edited by OtaconTV : 5 Nov 2001 at 05:53 AM.

3 Nov 2001, 07:32 PM	#2
Adrian Bell Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 938	You don't need an SMTP server if you use Sendmail. The path is on the Netfirms FAQ Advanced features page. Sendmail Location /usr/lib/sendmail Good Luck