How to send mails from SUSE

[senthil_kumar_1]

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

[Steven Schweda · Accepted solution]

> # mail -s "subject" emailaddress

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

[senthil_kumar_1]

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.

[Avinash20]

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

[Sivakumar MJ._1]

Senthil,

Check the below link

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

&

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

[Jeeshan]

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.