Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:36:31 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se>, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network identity for sending mail. Message-ID: <200803170836.31414.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <20080316143708.GA35250@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <200803161817.47739.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <200803170026.07732.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <20080316143708.GA35250@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:07 am, Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:26:07AM +1030, Malcolm Kay wrote: > > On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:46 pm, Erik Trulsson wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 06:17:47PM +1030, Malcolm Kay wrote: > > > > The send-pr appears to assume that mail can and will be sent > > > > directly through sendmail or equivalent rather than inderctly through > > > > an ISP mail service. > > > > > > Does it not work if you configure sendmail to send via your ISP's mail > > > server? > > > > Sounds good, but how? > > I do not use sendmail myself, so I am not sure of all the details, but > go to /etc/mail/ and define SMART_HOST appropriately in the right .mc > file. > Read the Makefile there for information on how to rebuild things and which > files are used. > > Googling for 'freebsd sendmail smart_host' should also provide useful > information. > On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:59 am, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > Set SMART_HOST in `/etc/mail/your-master-config.mc' :) > > Then run: > > # cd /etc/mail > # make && make install > # make restart > Thanks guys, I'd heard of SMART_HOST but did not realise this would overcome my identity problem. Your attention is much appreciated. Malcolm
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