Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:53:35 -0500 From: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com> To: Dylan Smith <dylan@lightray.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sendmail question Message-ID: <3342A9B9-056E-4C5A-852F-BAC2039E27CC@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46A86F40.1040208@lightray.org> References: <46A86F40.1040208@lightray.org>
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On Jul 26, 2007, at 4:54 AMJul 26, 2007, Dylan Smith wrote: > I am currently on the last stages of setting up a FreeBSD 6.2- > STABLE File and Network Application Server. One of my last tasks is > to simple forward all mail from root out through my isp's SMTP > (requires authentication) server and to an email account i have > elsewhere. That is to say i have no purpose for a mail server other > than to handle mail from things like periodic and to move that mail > elsewhere. > > Can this be easily accomplished? If so are there any guides/how- > to's? I have done a search around my usual BSD sites and books and > found nothing that is easily modified to my circumstances. > > Thanks, Dylan. > It can be done, but it's a PITA with Sendmail. Look into /usr/ports/ mail/ssmtp. We use it on our systems here where we need to simply get root's email off the box. Simple configuration file, works well. Eric Crist
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