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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 21:19:49 +0000 (GMT)
From: "P. U. (Uli) Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de>
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To: Cameron Haegle <chaegle@mediaone.net>
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Cameron Haegle wrote:

> What I want to do is be able to send e-mail from the console.
This can easily be done. Type
# mail user@provider.com
and you will start a very simple mail-client.

A more elaborated client would be pine  (or mutt).

Uli.

>
> The basic purpose for this is to be able have a script that compares the currently DHCP assigned IP address of an interface. If the address is different from the previously configured address, an e-mail message will get sent to me at work with the new address.
>
> Because this system is at home, connected to my cable modem, I do not have a permanent IP, nor do I have a registered domain name for my system.
>
> Whenever I try to send an e-mail using snedmail I eventually get a message stating the following: (reason: 501 5.1.8 root@myhostname.myisps.name .. Sender domain must exist).
>
> Is there some configuration that I must do to sendmail to overcome this, or is there another console-based e-mail client that I can use for this purpose?
>
> Regards,
> Cameron
>

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