as a test, I have mailx (also have sendmail) based on a couple of websites/articles, I've created the following. /root/.mailrc set smtp-use-starttls set nss-config-dir=~/.mozilla/firefox/kbatbh5m.default/ set ssl-verify=ignore set smtp=smtp://smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465 set smtp-auth=login set smtp-auth-user=uscfish set smtp-auth-password=passwd1 set from="uscfish@xxxxxxxxx(tom)" [root@dell-1 cacti]# echo "test" | mailx -vvv -s "tst1" "timmy@xxxxxxxxx" Resolving host smtp.mail.yahoo.com . . . done. Connecting to 63.250.193.228:465 . . . connected. Unexpected EOF on SMTP connection "/root/dead.letter" 11/301 . . . message not sent. [root@dell-1 cacti]# I also tried to run the following full command with the same err.. echo "test" | mailx -s "SUBJECT1" -S smtp=smtp://smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465 -S smtp-auth=login -S smtp-auth-user=uscfish -S smtp-auth-password=passwd -S from="tom <uscfish@xxxxxxxxx>" timmy@xxxxxxxxx I can't figure out where to go to get additional insight for the errs.. thanks On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mellertson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 09/14/2013 11:00 AM, bruce wrote: >> Hi. >> >> Really basic question here, and I've seen 100s of articles on this >> >> if you want to send a test email from the commandline, using an >> external smtp for validation/authentication, what's the "best" app to >> use? Mail, Nail, Sendmail, etc.. >> >> I've seen different articles/people saying different things, so I >> thought I'd create a thread here for others to be able to see as >> well.. >> >> Thanks > I have used all three. As long as you have your MTA (Sendmail, > Postfix, etc) set up correctly, they all work good. For a basic test > message, they all work about equally well. It is when you want to > send a bunch of mail from a batch file that the differences come > into play. I find Nail is the best of the three if you want to send > a HTML message. (I send out a monthly HTML format calendar.) > > Mikkel > - -- > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and > taste good with Ketchup! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAlI0nVkACgkQqbQrVW3JyMRRmwCffqqxifBhX+QNBj3V0hnzP2tF > J7cAoIB7ar1ii1gqrILQvMtMYq11zhFw > =hj3l > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
