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email - Can webmail work without an SMTP server? -

sorry if dense. utilize mailchimp emailing needs , have no thought how mechanics behind work.

anyway, i'm looking @ this:

http://rainloop.net/docs/installation/.

and instuctions detail doing 3 things:

• extract files rainloop webmail archive , upload server.

• set right permissions files , directories on server.

• configure server (apache/nginx) prevent accessing configuration files via web browser.

okay...and i'm confused how manages send these emails? know need configure smtp settings in rails project can send emails via external service mailchimp...

so how working without such step? say, utilize mail service service, don't know how intimately works please don't go overboard when explaining :)

another illustration of witchcraft working without smtp:

http://xmodulo.com/2014/02/rainloop-webmail-ubuntu-server.html

ok, let's see if straighten out. install of rainloop focuses on configuring web interface rainloop. here summary of steps:

extract files rainloop , upload... - places rainloop files on server in place users can access them when type http://yourserver.yourdomain.tld/rainloopdir (or ever set rainloop files accessible)

set right permission files, etc... - tells create sure rainloop files accessible under document root , file permission sufficient reading public. files want serve owned root (or user or other user designate) , world readable, not world writeable. (dirs set chmod 0755 , files chmod 0644 accomplish this)

configure server prevent accessing config files via web browser... - means there directory within rainloop holds configuration. directory should not accessible web, read/write accessible apache user/group initial setup, can read accessible on. can accomplish 3 different ways (1) set uid/gid of config files apache user/group. either 'apache', 'http', or 'www' (opensuse), or 'wwwuser' on some. after setting ownership of config files (e.g. http:http), set read/write permissions allow access http:http. in other words, these files should not world readable, permissions 0750 dirs , 0640 files (or 0660 if rainloop must write files). sec manner of access command using .htaccess file limit browsing of config files web server itself. 3rd manner of command same thing in httpd.conf file. (the .htaccess file quick way specify apache config parameters on per-directory basis without having alter httpd.conf file)

whew.. smtp issues. -- no, not have configure smtp traffic occurs on standard ports, , rainloop knows how communicate smtp , postfix long don't have them operating on non-standard ports. see: simple_mail_transfer_protocol info port number.

in sum, should install rainloop per instructions, , long have not changed ports mail service scheme uses, rainloop take care of rest.

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