[darcs-devel] [issue596] darcs shouldn't need an MTA just to send mail

[Max Battcher]

Peter Berry wrote:
> Currently 'darcs send' on Linux needs an MTA to send mail. But installing a full
> blown MTA just for one command seems like overkill. Probably it should be able
> to use the user's email client to do this instead, or alternatively talk SMTP
> directly.

darcs send has a --sendmail-command option that allows you to use your 
email client directly.  The manual has a couple of examples:

http://www.darcs.net/manual/node7.html#SECTION00764000000000000000