From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 31 00:33:22 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A68A016A418 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:33:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7355113C46B for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:33:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working (c-71-60-127-199.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.60.127.199]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5064BEBC81; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:32:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:32:50 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: L Goodwin Message-Id: <20070830203250.4734d05c.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <551986.10942.qm@web58113.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <551986.10942.qm@web58113.mail.re3.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.4 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 to use sendmail for sending only X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:33:22 -0000 L Goodwin 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 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