mailx - sendmail configuration

[Alpha977]

Hello!

I need to know how to configure sendmail to send mail on internet.
I have already an account and smtp server.

Thanks!

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

By default, sendmail can send mail to the Internet. You need change nothing.

All you need to do is make sure /etc/resolv.conf permits resolution of host names. You mail might not be accepted without configuration and Reverse DNS addresses, but that is not the question posed.

To use a relay server.

vi /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

Change
DS

DSrelayserver

or

DS
[ip of relay server]

example
DS
[192.168.0.10]

Where 192.168.0.10 is the ip address of the relay (smtp) server.

/sbin/init.d/semdmail stop
/sbin/init.d/sendmail start

Then test:
sendmail -v -d8.99 -d38.99 someone@yahoo.com

type some text

.



Watch the diagnostic flow.

mailq will show whether the mail is queued for local delivery or made it off the system.

mailx uses sendmail as its MTA

SEP

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi Alpha977,

You can check the url below for configuring sendmail :

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-6611/ch02s01.html

And check the thread below :

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=992396&admit=-682735245+1154594692100+28353475

And also this as you need to relay the mail to your mail server that connected to the internet :

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/iv/docDisplay.do?docId=prodITRC/DE_SW_UX_sendmail_EN_01_E/relaying_smarthost2.htm

Hope this information can help you.

Cheers,
AW

[Alpha977]

Thank guys, but don't work... i have follow the topics of forum you send me, but don't work...

i don't understand...

i have the smtp server (exapmle smtp.server.com)

the accont of the system is (sysadm@server.com)

How i can configure with this parameter?

[Alpha977]

I receive this error:

#sendmail -v -d8.99 -d38.99 my.name@domain.com
getcanonname(umgl008l), trying files
text_getcanonname(umgl008l)
getcanonname(umgl008l), trying dns
dns_getcanonname(umgl008l, trymx=1)
dns_getcanonname: trying umgl008l.domain.com (ANY)
;; res_querydomain(umgl008l, domain.com, 1, 255)
;; res_query(umgl008l.domain.com, 1, 255)
;; Querying server (# 1) address = 172.31.32.11
;; rcode = 3, ancount=0
NO: errno=0, h_errno=1
getcanonname(umgl008l), trying files
text_getcanonname(umgl008l)
getcanonname(umgl008l), trying dns
dns_getcanonname(umgl008l, trymx=1)
dns_getcanonname: trying umgl008l.domain.com (ANY)
;; res_querydomain(umgl008l, domain.com, 1, 255)
;; res_query(umgl008l.domain.com, 1, 255)
;; Querying server (# 1) address = 172.31.32.11
;; rcode = 3, ancount=0
NO: errno=0, h_errno=1
getcanonname(umgl008l), failed, stat=68
seq_map_parse(aliases.files, )
WARNING: local host name (umgl008l) is not qualified; fix $j in config file
map_init(sequence:aliases.files, NULL, 0)
sequence:aliases.files NULL: valid
map_init(implicit:Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
wrong pass (pass = 0, rebuildable = 1)
map_init(host:host, NULL, 0)
host:host NULL: valid
map_init(switch:aliases, aliases, 0)
switch_map_open(aliases, aliases, 0)
switch_map_find => 2
files
files
map_stack[0] = sequence:aliases.files
map_stack[1] = sequence:aliases.files
switch:aliases aliases: valid
map_init(dequote:dequote, NULL, 0)
dequote:dequote NULL: valid
map_init(host:resolve, NULL, 0)
host:resolve NULL: valid
map_init(sequence:aliases.files, NULL, 1)
wrong pass (pass = 1, rebuildable = 0)
map_init(implicit:Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1)
impl_map_open(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
hash_map_open(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
impl_map_lookup(Alias0, @)
db_map_lookup(Alias0, @)
impl_map_close(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1b83)
db_map_close(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1b83)
impl_map_open(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
hash_map_open(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
impl_map_lookup(Alias0, @)
db_map_lookup(Alias0, @)
impl_map_close(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1b83)
db_map_close(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1b83)
impl_map_open(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
hash_map_open(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 0)
impl_map_lookup(Alias0, @)
db_map_lookup(Alias0, @)
impl_map_close(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1b83)
db_map_close(Alias0, /etc/mail/aliases, 1b83)
closemaps: closing aliases.files (NULL)
closemaps: closing host (NULL)
closemaps: closing aliases (aliases)
closemaps: closing dequote (NULL)
closemaps: closing resolve (NULL)

[Mancboy]

You need to qualify your hostname. Either ensure that your MX records are properly setup or the first line of /etc/hosts is the FQDN and then check that nslookup of your hostname returns the FQDN.

Or modify the sendmail.cf file by adding a similar line like this:
Dj$w.domainname.com

[Alpha977]

ok, but the machine is not connected to a domain...

How i can do?

[Mancboy · Accepted solution]

just put in domain.com as the domain.
it's purely cosmetic and only really used (I think anyway:-) ) for reverse DNS look ups.

When you connect to a remote sendmail server, the first your server does is to announce itself. Some remote sendmails will try and double check who you say you are against your IP address.

[Alpha977]

Thanks now all works!!! :)

Thanks to all!

[Alpha977]

Thanks to all!

Was a domain problem!