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bismarck.iat.sfu.ca smtp | bismarck.iat.sfu.ca smtp | ||
== Status == | |||
<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ #</font> '''mailq''' | |||
== Testing == | |||
Send a message to root, then wait a while for it to be picked up and sent onwards. | |||
<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ #</font> '''mail -s "this is a nullmailer test from tirpitz" root'' | |||
Type your message, complete it with a '''ctrl-D + Enter''' | |||
Revision as of 22:48, 1 December 2006
From the authour's web-site: Nullmailer is a mail transport agent designed to only relay all its messages through a fixed set of "upstream" hosts. It is also designed to be secure.
Install Nullmailer
# emerge nullmailer -va
Configuration
Edit the following files to configure the machine to send mail to our mailing server (Bismarck).
/etc/nullmailer/adminaddr
admin@siat.sfu.ca
/etc/nullmailer/defaultdomain
iat.sfu.ca
/etc/nullmailer/me
$hostname.iat.sfu.ca
/etc/nullmailer/remotes
bismarck.iat.sfu.ca smtp
Status
hostname ~ # mailq
Testing
Send a message to root, then wait a while for it to be picked up and sent onwards.
hostname ~ # 'mail -s "this is a nullmailer test from tirpitz" root Type your message, complete it with a ctrl-D + Enter