send mail with mailx to external mail

[Jose_129]

As I form in server HP with SO HPUX 11i generated mail with mailx is sent to external mail, for example yahoo.com

[Con O'Kelly]

Hi Jose

You need to edit the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file and put an entry for your relay host.

Set the DS parameter as follows:
DS

For example if your mail server is called mailhost.xyz.com, set the following in sendmail.cf file:
DSmailhost.xyz.com

Ensure that the mail server hostname can be resolved.

Cheers
Con

[Steven E. Protter]

Here is how I script it with cron:

/usr/contrib/bin/itool.weekly 2>&1 | mailx -s "weekly data itool copy" sprotter@investmenttool.com

SEP

[Jose_129]

No send mail from HPUX to mail yahoo

[Michael Steele_2]

echo "test" | mailx -s "test subject" you@yahoo.com

[Jose_129]

what do it?

[Bill Hassell]

You need to look at the mail log at /var/adm/syslog/mail.log where you'll see your mail message logged and the results. Most common problems: unable to qualify my own domain name, remote mail server cannot be resolved and remote mail server does not accept mail relays.

#1: This is a warning that the DJ option in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf has not been set.See the comments in sendmail.cf about dj.

#2: test this: nslookup mailserver (if that fails, your DNS service must be updated.

#3: The mail server specified will not accept mail relays.

[Thayanidhi]

Hi,

for me it look like your SMTP gate way (mail server) has to enabled
to accept the relay from hp-ux server.

I had similar problem. I could send internal mails (same domain),
but I can't send out side mails. Once the relay is enabled in Exchange
and it was OK.

TT