You're welcome.

I'm of the opinion that every Linux installation should have a simple and efficient MTA such as the dma package installed by default.

See: https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/DefaultMTA
Otherwise, just how do you get important system notifications sent by applications such as cron?

If you are the type of user that needs something more complex, then you will know that you have to install something with higher capabilitites such as Exim4 and proceed in consequence.

Of course and as always, YMMV.

Best,

A.

I've just installed it.
Straightforward, easily configured from the start and works right out of the box.
From what I have seen/tested, works exactly as intended.

The maintainer keeps a clear head:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … g=712137#8

Unless you are running some serious email stuff in your box, I'd say it is a great option.
Don't think you'll have unpleasant surprises like I had with Exim4.  8^|

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=4379
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=4672

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Edit:
Besides needing to be in the mail group, you will also need to install the mailutils package.
Otherwise doing mail at the command line will not work.

Don't know why, I would have thought it to be a dependency.
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Best,

A.

Right.

Yes, I saw it.
But it is eight years old and makes me wonder why it is not the default for Devuan.

I do read my local mail and use coolmail to get notification warnings on screen.
Everyone else should also read their local mail.

Thanks for your input.

A.

0.11-1+deb10u1

Yes.

FWIW, https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/DefaultMTA/DMA

Right.

What version?
The one in the Beowulf repository?
ie: 0.11-1+deb10u1

Thanks for your input.

A.

Anyone here using DMA on their Devuan system?

Yes.

Given the issues I have encountered with the default MTA for Debian/Devuan and the insight gained from them, I have concluded that having it installed is overkill.

It (potentially) provides much more than what I need for my system, both in features and grief.

As a result I was wondering about an alternative application that will do only what I need and while looking for an alternative I found an MTA called Dragonfly Mail Agent (DMA) which would seem to simple enough while having the features I need.

ie: only local MUA mail generated by applications and (eventually, not for the moment) remote delivery. 

Anyone here using DMA on their Devuan system?

Thanks in advance.

Best,

A.