Sendmail

rubbersoul · 04-15-2004, 10:20 AM

I just installed Linux 8 on a box at work. I have sendmail on it. I haven't made any changes after the install. I want to have this box send all outgoing messages to our other mail server for delivery (i.e. mail.super.com). Right now I'm just trying to test and see if sendmail is even working. I have been using mail rod@super.com on the CLI and all the mail goes into the root account under /var/spool/mail/root. Why isn't this mail being sent to my actually address? What configuration parameters do I need to alter? Thanks.

Gates1026 · 04-15-2004, 11:50 AM

I think it might be the usage of your mail command.....when I try to mail from the command line I create a text file (we will call it mail_message), then do this
$ cat mail_message | mail -s "<my subject>" ryan@blahblah.blah
or if you dont want to make the text file, you just leave off the cat mail_message | part and press enter after the email address. It will look like it does nothing, but you need to type in your message and press ctrl+d on a line by itself when you are done. I hope this answers your question

rubbersoul · 04-15-2004, 01:48 PM

I can send a message.....but it dosen't end at it's destination. I did as you said before and guess where it ended up. In the root box........Why won't it mail out?

Gates1026 · 04-15-2004, 01:50 PM

Check out any logs in /var/log/ that might give you a tip as to what happens. I am by far no sendmail expert, as I have never really set it up before. Mine works this way "out of the box" on my system.