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diff --git a/docs/xml/installation.xml b/docs/xml/installation.xml index 92e50cc72..31aba3eab 100644 --- a/docs/xml/installation.xml +++ b/docs/xml/installation.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"> --> -<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.75 2004/09/14 05:48:54 justdave%bugzilla.org Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: installation.xml,v 1.76 2004/10/09 20:49:42 jocuri%softhome.net Exp $ --> <chapter id="installing-bugzilla"> <title>Installing Bugzilla</title> @@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ </para> </step> <step> + <para><link linkend="install-MTA">Install a Mail Transfer Agent</link> + </para> + </step> + <step> <para>Configure all of the above. </para> </step> @@ -478,6 +482,27 @@ </para> </section> </section> + <section id="install-MTA"> + <title>Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)</title> + + <para>Bugzilla is dependent on the availability of an e-mail system for its user + authentication and for other tasks. </para> + + <para>On Linux, any Sendmail-compatible MTA (Mail Transfer Agent) will suffice. + Sendmail, Postfix, qmail and Exim are examples of common MTAs. Sendmail is the + original Unix MTA, but the others are easier to configure, and therefore many people + replace Sendmail with Postfix or Exim. They are drop-in replacements, so that Bugzilla + will not distinguish between them.</para> + + <para>Consult the manual for the specific MTA you choose for detailed installation + instructions. Each of these programs will have their own configuration files where you must + configure certain parameters to ensure that the mail is delivered properly. They + are implemented as services, and you should ensure that the MTA is in the + auto-start list of services for the machine.</para> + + <para>If a simple mail sent with the command-line 'mail' program succeeds, then + Bugzilla should also be fine.</para> + </section> </section> |