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[Pablo Hoertner]

hi again!

this list doesn't seem to be quite noisy... :)

On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:31:00AM +0200, Helmut Hullen wrote:
[...]
> Sorry - doesn't work.
no need to be sorry for... :-D

> sendmail works - I see much root mail (and other mail).
this is a bit OT, but:
a) are you trying to send mail to a local user?
b) if not, is a smarthost set?
c) are there any error-msgs?

1) open a terminal to have a look at the log of your MTA. e.g. for
exim4 i'll type: "tail -f /var/log/exim4/mainlog"

2) try the following:
(you can send a testmail to redtux at redtux.org if you want; or send
it to your proper webmail-account or whatever. at least
redtux at localhost should be replaced by your proper user, of course.)


redtux at viktringix:~$ mail -s testing mail-command redtux at localhost
i'm testing the mail-command of mailx. does the local delivery work?    
Cc: 
<CTRL-D>
redtux at viktringix:~$ mail
Mail version 8.1.2 01/15/2001.  Type ? for help.
"/var/mail/redtux": 5 messages 5 new
>N  1 redtux at viktringix  Sun Jun 10 15:02   16/519   test
 N  2 redtux at viktringix  Sun Jun 10 15:04   15/489   test 2
 N  3 redtux at viktringix  Sun Jun 10 15:04   16/499   test 2
 N  4 redtux at viktringix  Sun Jun 10 15:11   15/564   testing
& 4
Message 4:
From redtux at viktringix Sun Jun 10 15:11:08 2007
Envelope-to: redtux at localhost
Delivery-date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:11:08 +0200
To: mail-command at viktringix, redtux at localhost
Subject: testing
From: Pablo Hoertner <redtux at viktringix>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:11:08 +0200

i'm testing the mail-command of mailx. does the local delivery work?

& x
redtux at viktringix:~$ mail -s testing mail-command redtux at redtux.org
is my smarthost set? is my mail delivered to redtux at redtux.org through my mta?
Cc: 
<CTRL-D>
redtux at viktringix:~$


cheerio
/pablo

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Pablo Hoertner
http://redtux.org/
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