How to test sending emails when in localhost?

[Steve]

I'd like to test sending confirmation and invoice emails, but I'm on localhost.

How can I test it without having a live site?

Thanks!

[Traumflug]

Have a mail server on localhost.

On Debian/Ubuntu, that's none sudo apt-get install postfix mailutils This brings up a configuration screen on the terminal where the command is issued. Choose local for the type of installation and defaults for everything else. Having this done, one can use mail on the command line to send and receive mail already. PHP should pick it up as well. Getting a graphical mail client into reading local mails is a bit more complex, described e.g. here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/2261/how-are-administrators-supposed-to-read-roots-mail

[Steve]

@traumflug

Thanks for your reply!

Is this also possible on Windows?

[Traumflug]

What is this, "Windows"?

[datakick]

@Steve, if your php can't send emails directly, you can always use stmp. Simply enter your credentials for your gmail (or any other) account, and thirtybees will send emails through this email address.