Glad I could help. I already had this documented for a client, so it was easy enough to send to you too. :) Regards, Gavin McDonald ======================== EVI Logistic Enterprises email: me@xxxxxxxxxxxx phone: (604) 313-3845 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Opesh Alkara > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:06 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: mails VIA specific mailhost > > Thanks for the insight... > this was quite detailed.... :)... > > Opesh > > On 2/27/06, Gavin McDonald <gavitron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > You need to (install,) update, & recompile your sendmail.cf file. > > > > First install/update it, > > # Up2date sendmail-cf > > > > Next, Add the following lines to /etc/mail/sendmail.mc: > > > > define(`SMART_HOST',`mail.yourlocaldomain.local') > > MASQUERADE_AS(`yourdomain.com') > > FEATURE(masquerade_envelope) > > FEATURE(masquerade_entire_domain) > > MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost) > > MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(localhost.localdomain) > > MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(yourdomain.com) > > MASQUERADE_DOMAIN(yourlocaldomain.local) > > > > > > Now commit the changes by running > > # m4 /etc/mail/sendmail.mc > /etc/mail/sendmail.cf > > > > then restart sendmail like so: > > # service sendmail restart > > > > If it wasn't clear enough above, > > "mail.yourlocaldomain.local" is the local address of your mail server, > > "yourdomain.com" is the domain that the mail should come from, > > "yourlocaldomain.local" is the suffix of your local domain, for > > completeness. > > > > Regards, > > > > Gavin McDonald > > ======================== > > EVI Logistic Enterprises > > email: me@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > phone: (604) 313-3845 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Opesh Alkara > > > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 5:19 AM > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Subject: mails VIA specific mailhost > > > > > > *OS: RHEL 3.0* > > > *RUNLEVEL: 3 (command line)* > > > > > > I have secure a system which has permissions to send mails only > through > > a > > > particular mail host, due to which mail command fails to work. > > > > > > I would like to know is there any command based tool that I can use to > > > send > > > logs of my monitoring scripts VIA a specified MailHost...I see there > is > > a > > > command where I can specify my default mail client, outgoin server > > > et...but > > > I don't know how to change these values.... > > > > > > Any ideas/pointers are appreciated..thanks even for giving a try... > > > > > > > > > [root@devel etc]# mailsettings > > > [Defaults] > > > Profile=Default > > > [PROFILE_Default] > > > EmailAddress=root@devel > > > *EmailClient=/usr/bin/mutt* > > > FullName=root > > > IncomingServer=/var/mail/root > > > IncomingServerType=localbox > > > OutgoingCommand=/usr/sbin/sendmail > > > *OutgoingServerType=local* > > > TerminalClient=true > > > [root@devel etc]# > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > Regards > Opesh Alkara > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list