Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:32:50 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: L Goodwin <xrayv19@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 to use sendmail for sending only Message-ID: <20070830203250.4734d05c.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <551986.10942.qm@web58113.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <B5C8AD63-103A-4813-992B-2083ECE8677C@mac.com> <551986.10942.qm@web58113.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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L Goodwin <xrayv19@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Chuck, I'd prefer to have the script handle the > mailing so I can test the script (with email send) > manually, independent of cron. Why? What is your reason for overcomplicating this task by refusing to use the facilities built into the system? > Still looking for specifics on setting this up and a > bourne shell script example that sends an email. > Thanks! Use mail(1). That's what it's there for. And don't top-post. > > --- Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 2007, at 3:12 PM, L Goodwin wrote: > > > I wrote a shell script that backs up the file > > server. > > > I would like to modify this script to email a > > > notification message to a public email address. > > > > Use cron, which will automatically email out the > > results of your > > script to any email address you like. > > > > > Seems like sendmail should do the job nicely, but > > I've never set it > > > up before. > > > > > > What specific steps (including network-specific) > > need > > > to be performed to get sendmail working for > > outgoing > > > mail only in a secure manner? > > > > Please see the fine Handbook: > > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail.html > > > > Although, it is entirely reasonable to consider > > using Postfix instead. > > > > -- > > -Chuck > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
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