Doesn't need a mail server to be installed?

I asked the same question in #ubuntu chat room on freenode, and got an advice like the following:
- Drupal works just fine even if there is no mail server running.
- But, if you want to use the mail handling capability of Drupal (like Contact module, or Simplenews module, to list a few), then you need a mail server.

At this moment, I am satisfied with the advice, and am going to set up a Postfix or sendmail.

But still I am concerned with opening new port(s), if there is another way. If you have any suggestions, please let me know! I am still looking forward to inputs.

Aki Iwata
FOREST & trees

I have heard that Exim is the default mail server for drupal but I may be wrong.
I found easier to tail the emails when I forget the password available offline in /var/mail

Best Wishes,
Jorge

I use postfix for Drupal sites and other webservices because its easy to install and setup.

It also works very good. :)

Another possibility is Citadel, much easier than the traditional Postfix, Exim, etc.

Or you can use Drupal's SMTP module to send email through any external SMTP server, such as the one you use in your personal email client configuration (for example in Thunderbird, etc.).

If your server is open to the world you should uninstall phpmyadmin. By checking my server logs it is often the case bots will check your server for phpmyadmin and if so will attack your server at that point. phpmyadmin should only be used if your running on your local computer and has no open ports to the web. I don't have phpmyadmin installed on my server so when the bots target my server for this they walk away unrewarded.

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