[Dovecot] feature question: local delivery from SMTP

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI]

On Qua, 20 Jan 2010, Phil Howard wrote:
> Does Dovecot really need a separate MTA for inbound mail?  Or can it receive
> SMTP directly if there is no forwarding to do?  What about spam/virus
> filtering in that case?

Dovecot does not receive mails. It only serves them to users via IMAP or POP3.

So, yes, you need a program like exim or postfix.

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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
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