send email from command line

[Karl Larsen]

Neil Cherry wrote:
> mierda tuti wrote:
>   
>> Many thanks to all!
>>     
>
> Mierda, don't top post (as other have pointed out). Instead, after
> the new information has been added. Post your message after the
> previous response. It looks more natural, like a spoken conversation.
>
> I'm using bottom posting (the preferred method). My responses follow
> your previous message. Also note that I trimmed out some of the extra
> useless information such as the mail list signature.
>
>   
>> I 've installed mailx and I think my kubuntu have exim default.
>>
>> I execute
>> mailx -s hola mierdatuti at gmail.com <mailto:mierdatuti at gmail.com> < mensaje
>>
>> In the log says me:
>>
>> tail -f mainlog
>>
>> 2008-09-24 12:05:55 1KiZgR-0002AA-DR <= root at ubuntu U=root P=local S=316
>> 2008-09-24 12:05:55 1KiZgR-0002AA-DR ** mierdatuti at gmail.com
>> <mailto:mierdatuti at gmail.com> R=nonlocal: Mailing to remote domains not
>> supported
>> 2008-09-24 12:05:55 1KiZgR-0002AC-He <= <> R=1KiZgR-0002AA-DR
>> U=Debian-exim P=local S=1099
>> 2008-09-24 12:05:55 1KiZgR-0002AA-DR Completed
>> 2008-09-24 12:05:55 1KiZgR-0002AC-He => david <root at ubuntu> R=local_user
>> T=mail_spool
>> 2008-09-24 12:05:55 1KiZgR-0002AC-He Completed
>>     
>
> Basically this is telling you that your MTA (I guess that's exim)
> doesn't support remote domains (gmail.com) so the message was
> sent to root on your local machine.
>
> You'll either need to setup exim to properly send mail to remote
> domains or, if that is not possible, setup sendmail as has been
> suggested using my instructions:
>
> http://www.linuxha.com/other/sendmail/gmail.html
>
>   
    Many years ago at New Mexico State U the head Internet guy got about 
250 emails a day and he used mail on the command line. It's about like 
what we have now and he had sendmail set to send and receive and do the 
smtp work for him.

    The trouble is that not many people want to learn sendmail and an 
even tiny subset wants to learn exim.


Karl


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