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Jfreier: /* Send a sample mail */

2015-07-21T15:13:28Z

‎Send a sample mail

Jfreier at 17:40, 31 August 2012

2012-08-31T17:40:54Z

Jfreier: /* Set up the domain */

2012-08-31T16:53:44Z

‎Set up the domain

Jfreier: /* Set up the domain */

2012-08-31T16:50:59Z

‎Set up the domain

Jfreier at 16:50, 31 August 2012

2012-08-31T16:50:17Z

Jfreier at 16:49, 31 August 2012

2012-08-31T16:49:35Z

Jfreier: Created page with 'This will forward roots mail. Edit the aliases file. vi /etc/aliases Go to the last line in the file (shortcut key 'G') and add the new email address. # Person who should get…'

2012-08-31T16:09:40Z

Created page with 'This will forward roots mail. Edit the aliases file. vi /etc/aliases Go to the last line in the file (shortcut key 'G') and add the new email address. # Person who should get…'

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This will forward roots mail.
Edit the aliases file.
vi /etc/aliases

Go to the last line in the file (shortcut key 'G') and add the new email address.

# Person who should get root's mail
root: root, freier@gmail.com

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 Sources
 [http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/]
 == Hack Domain sendmail.cf ==

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	Sources		Sources
	[http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/]		[http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/]
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		+	== Hack Domain sendmail.cf ==
		+	This is a ok hack I guess?
		+	vi sendmail.cf
		+
		+	search for
		+	Dj$w.FOO.COM
		+
		+	and change it too
		+	Dj$w.johnfreier.com
		+
		+	it will change the send address from root@localhost.johnfreier.com

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	# m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf		# m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
	# /etc/init.d/sendmail restart		# /etc/init.d/sendmail restart
		+
		+	Sources
		+	[http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/sendmail-masquerading-configuration-howto.html]
		+	[http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch21_:_Configuring_Linux_Mail_Servers]
		+
		+	== Send a sample mail ==
		+	If you need to install mail, it does not come with fedora
		+	yum install mailx
		+
		+	To start the message type:
		+	# mail -s “Hello world” {user}
		+
		+	When you press enter you can type the rest of the email.
		+	Ctrl+D ends the email and sends it.
		+	Ctrl+D
		+
		+	Sources
		+	[http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/]

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 == Set up the domain ==
 This is to setup the domain so it doesn't send mail from localhost.localdomain
 Before I started these commands I needed to install m4 and sendmail-cf

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 Go to the last line in the file (shortcut key 'G') and add the new email address.
   # Person who should get root's mail
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 == Set up the domain ==
 This is to setup the domain so it doesn't send mail from localhost.localdomain
 . Edit sendmail config