sendmail mailx

johnh10000 · 02-26-2010, 02:26 AM

hi folks i run my own axigemn mail server. i emailed them yesterday about this and said its not part of configuring axigen, so we can't help you.

what i have is tux, my workhorse box, everyday stuff, and tux2 serverbox, on which axigen is running. my workhorse box, runs thunderbird to get its mail, from several servers mine being one.

i'd like mail on the comand line to be able to mail out to the world via my mail server. i don't want to get mail from tux2 or anyone else, in the maildir, thunderbird does that, fine.

i found this http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=331137 , is that basically what i need to do, but point it at tux2?

bathory · 02-26-2010, 04:25 AM

If you want to use mail(x) to send email without the need to run a mailserver locally, you can edit /etc/mail.rc and add

Code:

set smtp=x.x.x.x

where x.x.x.x is the IP of tux2 (you can also use the FQDN if you like).
Of course you have to configure axigen to allow relaying from tux.

Regards

johnh10000 · 02-26-2010, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

If you want to use mail(x) to send email without the need to run a mailserver locally, you can edit /etc/mail.rc and add

Code:

set smtp=x.x.x.x

where x.x.x.x is the IP of tux2 (you can also use the FQDN if you like).
Of course you have to configure axigen to allow relaying from tux.

Regards

cheers mate, will that still allow local delivery ?

bathory · 02-26-2010, 05:29 AM

What local delivery?
You said you get your mail from the box running axigen (tux2). This is not going to change. All your mail will be delivered to axigen and you can get it using thunderbird from tux.

johnh10000 · 02-26-2010, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

What local delivery?
You said you get your mail from the box running axigen (tux2). This is not going to change. All your mail will be delivered to axigen and you can get it using thunderbird from tux.

it was a stupid question. I was wondering if (which I never do) said
mail johnh10000 would send mail be able to still send it localy or would that go through tux2?

I just changed every thing and am waiting for the tux2 apt-get autoremove to kill gnome, which it seems to be doing at the moment

bathory · 02-26-2010, 06:12 AM

Yup, if you want to send mail to a local user (a user of tux), it will go through tux2 and of course it won't be delivered if you are not running a local mailserver on tux.

johnh10000 · 02-26-2010, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

Yup, if you want to send mail to a local user (a user of tux), it will go through tux2 and of course it won't be delivered if you are not running a local mailserver on tux.

so i'd go with
mail johnh10000@tux.isa-geek.org

that mail addr is "feed" from axigen. ok thanks most helpful.

btw it did uninstall gnome-desktop, i haveput it back on now !!!

johnh10000 · 02-26-2010, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

Yup, if you want to send mail to a local user (a user of tux), it will go through tux2 and of course it won't be delivered if you are not running a local mailserver on tux.

Axigen tell me axigen is fine, now.

Code:

set ask askcc append dot save crt
ignore Received Message-Id Resent-Message-Id Status Mail-From Return-Path Via D
set smtp=192.168.1.4

johnh10000 · 02-27-2010, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

Yup, if you want to send mail to a local user (a user of tux), it will go through tux2 and of course it won't be delivered if you are not running a local mailserver on tux.

it would seem i am. thinking about it, how would it send locally?

whilst waiting for something i decided to check local mail!!

Code:

This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.

A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

  johnh10000@virginmedia.com
    Mailing to remote domains not supported

------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------

Return-path: <johnh10000@tux>
Received: from johnh10000 by tux.isa-geek.org with local (Exim 4.69)
        (envelope-from <johnh10000@tux>)
        id 1Nkyoe-0003tC-GH

johnh10000 · 02-27-2010, 06:17 AM

sudo dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config

did the trick