Configuring FreeBSD 6.2 to use sendmail for sending only

[Bill Moran]

L Goodwin <xrayv19 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Chuck, I'd prefer to have the script handle the
> mailing  so I can test the script (with email send)
> manually, independent of cron.

Why?  What is your reason for overcomplicating this task by refusing
to use the facilities built into the system?

> Still looking for specifics on setting this up and a
> bourne shell script example that sends an email.
> Thanks!

Use mail(1).  That's what it's there for.

And don't top-post.

> 
> --- Chuck Swiger <cswiger at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Aug 30, 2007, at 3:12 PM, L Goodwin wrote:
> > > I wrote a shell script that backs up the file
> > server.
> > > I would like to modify this script to email a
> > > notification message to a public email address.
> > 
> > Use cron, which will automatically email out the
> > results of your  
> > script to any email address you like.
> > 
> > > Seems like sendmail should do the job nicely, but
> > I've never set it  
> > > up before.
> > >
> > > What specific steps (including network-specific)
> > need
> > > to be performed to get sendmail working for
> > outgoing
> > > mail only in a secure manner?
> > 
> > Please see the fine Handbook:
> > 
> >   
> >
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mail.html
> > 
> > Although, it is entirely reasonable to consider
> > using Postfix instead.
> > 
> > -- 
> > -Chuck
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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