topic Re: How to send mails from SUSE in Operating System - Linux

How to send mails from SUSE

senthil_kumar_1 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:18:57 GMT

Hi

In suse linux, By default "postfix" is running as default mail server.

But in Redhat linux sendmail is default mail server. in redhat we are using below command to send mails.

# mail -s "subject" emailaddress

like this, what is the command syntax used in suse linux

Re: How to send mails from SUSE

Steven Schweda — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:29:46 GMT

> # mail -s "subject" emailaddress

Does that not work with "suse linux"? How?

Re: How to send mails from SUSE

senthil_kumar_1 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:38:45 GMT

Hi I can able to send mails locally. that is to local users.

Ex:

# mail -s "hai" ze4egi

here "ze4egi" is local user available in that server itself.

But i want to send mail to the users availabe in other domain.

for that, i think we have to configure postfix.

but i dont to know how to configure.

what is the configuration file for postfix.

Re: How to send mails from SUSE

Avinash20 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:42:54 GMT

See if this link help
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2

Re: How to send mails from SUSE

Sivakumar MJ._1 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:02:33 GMT

Senthil,

Check the below link

http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/

&

http://www.linuxmail.info/postfix-smtp-server-howto-centos-5/

Re: How to send mails from SUSE

Jeeshan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:51:47 GMT

mail is an universal command to send mail through MTA
and sendmail, postfix, qmail etc. all are MTA (Mail Transport Agent) which only carry and distribute the mail.

so you can also use mail -s in SUSE.