[MTOS-dev] Proposal: Remove mail setup from wizard

[Jay Allen]

Byrne, can't this be autodetected?  I mean, if what you say is true
and sendmail is that reliable, can't MT just simply connect to test
and then either skip the step and use the default or, in the case of
failure, display it so that the user can change it?  Frankly, I'd like
a *smarter* installer, not a *weaker* installer.

Jay Allen
Endevver Consulting

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Byrne Reese <byrne at sixapart.com> wrote:
> In an effort to simplify the installation process for MT, I was thinking,
>  would it make sense to remove the mail setup from the wizard and default to
>  sendmail?
>
>  In most cases, /usr/sbin/sendmail will resolve to some kind of MTA. We can
>  then add some docs about setting up email via your mt-config file.
>
>  Benefits
>
>  * Simpler and faster installation process
>  * Less confusing installation process (novices don't really grok "sendmail"
>  or even "smtp")
>
>  Thoughts?
>
>  Byrne
>
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