Re: sending mail out

[Viktor Pavlenko <vp@example.com>]

Jonathan Byrne wrote:
> 
> Viktor Pavlenko (vp@example.com) wrote:
> 
> > /var/spool/mqueue. I know I have to tell sendmail the IP address of SMTP
> > sever, but I don't know how.
> 
> I take it you have an smtp acting as a smart relay host for your
> workstation.  If so, look for this in your sendmail.cf (it's
> probably commented out):
> 
> # "Smart" relay host (may be null)
> 
> And set it up like this, for your smtp server:
> 
> # "Smart" relay host (may be null)
> DSyour.smtp.server.here
> 

I edited the suggested line in sendmail.cf:

# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DS10.20.30.40

where 10.20.30.40 is IP address of SMTP, restarted sendmail, sent a
message from vm. This is what appeared in /var/log/maillog:

Sep 29 11:33:06 localhost sendmail[7293]: LAA07293:
from=vp@example.com, size=325, class=0, pri=30325, nrcpts=1,
msgid=<14803.65378.75878.464124@example.com>,
relay=vik@example.com
Sep 29 11:33:06 localhost sendmail[7293]: LAA07293:
to=vp@example.com, delay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, stat=queued  

And the mail stays in /var/spool/mqueue...

Viktor