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Send mail from linux to external smtp server

mjsunil — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 06:57:54 GMT

Hi,I want to add a cron job to monitor the system and then send mail to external smtp if the threshold value is reached.I want to know if there is any module or program like ABmailer for windows is available in linux to send mail to external smtp from through the script.
Cheers! - mjs

Re: Send mail from linux to external smtp server

Alexander Chuzhoy — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 07:08:13 GMT

simple command that you can add to the script:

echo hello |mail -s test mail@mailserver.com

where test is the subject
hello is the message body and
mail@mailserver.com is the destination mail address

Re: Send mail from linux to external smtp server

mjsunil — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 07:13:04 GMT

Thks Alexander, I dont want to configure sendmail or any mail server in the linux box. Will "mail" work without the sendmail mail?
thks -mjs

Re: Send mail from linux to external smtp server

Alexander Chuzhoy — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 07:14:41 GMT

The dns suppose to recognize the destination domain.You don't have to configure sendmail for this.

Re: Send mail from linux to external smtp server

mjsunil — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 22:49:49 GMT

Hi,
I dont have dns server running in my local machine
rgds - mjs

Re: Send mail from linux to external smtp server

Alexander Chuzhoy — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 04:30:22 GMT

The station doesn't necessary have to be a dns server it can manage find as DNS client.What I mean is that the station has to understand what address has MX record of certain domain.