From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 16 22:05:53 2008 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 3F62F106564A for ; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:05:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) Received: from ipmail05.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail05.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.145]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDD6F8FC1C for ; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:05:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuAFAAM13Ud5LVPJ/2dsb2JhbACBWqRI X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,510,1199626200"; d="scan'208";a="77087081" Received: from ppp121-45-83-201.lns10.adl6.internode.on.net (HELO alpha.home) ([121.45.83.201]) by ipmail05.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 17 Mar 2008 08:35:51 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay Organization: at home To: Erik Trulsson , Giorgos Keramidas Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:36:31 +1030 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200803161817.47739.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <200803170026.07732.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <20080316143708.GA35250@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20080316143708.GA35250@owl.midgard.homeip.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200803170836.31414.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network identity for sending mail. 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: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:05:53 -0000 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