What is the best MTA setup for a home/laptop computer (*not* server)?

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Published on 2010-09-21T01:29:16Z Indexed on 2011/02/28 7:26 UTC
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Hello,

What is a good MTA (e.g. Postfix or something else) setup for a home computer behind a NAT, or a laptop that is not always online?

I've read a lot of Postfix tutorials on how to set it up this way or that, but they are usually geared towards computers that are servers ie they

  • have a static IP
  • have a domain name
  • are always connected to the same network

My requirements are, I guess:

  • Ability to redirect mail for local users to another server of my choosing.
  • No listening for incoming SMTP connections - outgoing only
  • Ability to route outgoing mail via an external SMTP server with authentication (and perhaps encryption)

If not Postfix, I need an MTA which can queue up mails in case it temporarily has no internet connection.

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