I want 2 know how do we send mails using the sendmail command in the intranet

Iam studying in a college we have intranet here

i am eager 2 know how do we do

waiting for a answers

I find it easiest to type up a file with the message in it like file.txt . Then I use the mail command like this .....

should i configure the ip address through which the mail is to be send

my ip address for intenet is 192.168.1.1 port 3128

how should i configure the mail command

Than k u very much for ur reply

I didn't configure that at all. Are you able to ping anyplace by name?

iam in a lab

we have lan

i can access evry other pc


even then iam not able to send any mail

it just bounces offf


here is the returned mail



From MAILER-DAEMON@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in Tue Mar 8 01:24:52 2005
Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in (8.13.1/8.13.1) id j27JsqQr028665;
Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:52 +0530
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:52 +0530
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
Message-Id: <200503071954.j27JsqQr028665@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
To: <ipg_200468@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="j27JsqQr028665.1110225292/pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in"
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
Status: RO

This is a MIME-encapsulated message

--j27JsqQr028665.1110225292/pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in

The original message was received at Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:52 +0530
from localhost [127.0.0.1]

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<user@192.168.0.1>
(reason: 550 Host unknown)

----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 5.1.2 <user@192.168.0.1>... Host unknown (Name server: 192.168.0.1: host not found)

--j27JsqQr028665.1110225292/pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in
Received-From-MTA: DNS; localhost
Arrival-Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:52 +0530

Final-Recipient: RFC822; user@192.168.0.1
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.2
Remote-MTA: DNS; 192.168.0.1
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 Host unknown
Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:52 +0530

--j27JsqQr028665.1110225292/pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Return-Path: <ipg_200468@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
Received: from pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in (localhost [127.0.0.1])
by pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j27JsqQr028663
for <user@192.168.0.1>; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:52 +0530
Received: (from ipg_200468@localhost)
by pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j27JsprN028662
for user@192.168.0.1; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:51 +0530
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:24:51 +0530
From: steven <ipg_200468@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
Message-Id: <200503071954.j27JsprN028662@pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in>
To: user@192.168.0.1
Subject: Hi

hello

--j27JsqQr028665.1110225292/pc43.lab1.iiitm.ac.in--

If u understand this please tell me

Normally, you would type: user@someplace.com and not user@192.168.0.1 . So, that user needs to exist and someones dns server needs to be able to resolve the name of someplace.com .

should i configure the local host ip address