Hello I am new user on solaris...

I need to configure my solaris to be able to send mails...

I know mailx command

mailx -s hello address@address.com

but I get an error...

you have mail in /var/mail/root
# hello... User unknown
/dead.letter... Saved message in /dead.letter


what should I do next...

Please help...
Thanks in advance..

Are you sending to a username? This makes it look like you aren't.
Try some-user@address.com versus address@address.com (you have to use a valid user name on that server (address.com))

of course bigboy@hotmail.com how to be able to send e mail there what do I need to configure mailbox or what??

thaks for answers...

Try this test - see if the email goes through with this - type on the command line what's in bold - I'm using the email address you posted - change as needed.

mailx -s "test from `hostname`" bigboy@hotmail.com < /dev/null

Post the output if any or confirm if the email did get received or not.

I tried that trick send from file...that is emptyy...still something is wrong with conf.

Please answer this question: Was the email delivered to bigboy@hotmail.com?

Yes, it would be empty - but it was only to test if the email was sent and received, not a test to check content.

If it was received, you can do the following to see a non-blank email:

echo "quick message" > /tmp/bigboy-junk-from-amon
mailx -s"test from amon" bigboy@hotmail.com < /tmp/bigboy-junk-from-amon

Please report if bigboy gets this message or not.

no mail has not been delivered
I was wondering do I need to configure MTA or something with DNS...

OK I get this error when I check in mail..

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
myaddress@domain.com

----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 5.1.2 myaddress@domain.com... Host unknown (Name server: mailhost: host not found)

--k2L7IoI22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; x3commbrsrv.
Arrival-Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:50 +0100 (MET)

Final-Recipient: RFC822; myaddress@domain.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.2
Remote-MTA: DNS; mailhost
Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:50 +0100 (MET)

--k2L7IoI22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON>
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by x3commbrsrv. (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) id k2L7IoH22312;
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:50 +0100 (MET)
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:50 +0100 (MET)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
Message-Id: <200603210718.k2L7IoH22312@x3commbrsrv.>
To: myaddress@domain.com
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="k2L7IoH22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv."
Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)

This is a MIME-encapsulated message

--k2L7IoH22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.

The original message was received at Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:49 +0100 (MET)
from root@localhost

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
myaddress@domain.com

----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 5.1.2 myaddress@domain.com... Host unknown (Name server: mailhost: host not found)

--k2L7IoH22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; x3commbrsrv.
Arrival-Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:49 +0100 (MET)

Final-Recipient: RFC822; myaddress@domain.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.2
Remote-MTA: DNS; mailhost
Last-Attempt-Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:50 +0100 (MET)

--k2L7IoH22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.
Content-Type: message/rfc822

Return-Path: <myaddress@domain.com>
Received: (from root@localhost)
by x3commbrsrv. (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) id k2L7InI22310
for myaddress@domain.com; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:49 +0100 (MET)
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:49 +0100 (MET)
From: myaddress@domain.com
Message-Id: <200603210718.k2L7InI22310@x3commbrsrv.>
To: myaddress@domain.com
Subject: hi


--k2L7IoH22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.--


--k2L7IoI22312.1142925530/x3commbrsrv.--









so I have to say that I send mail with this command:

/bin/mailx -s "hi" -r myaddress@domain.com myaddress@domain.com < t ,


where myaddress@domain.com is my address and I did not put my real address here..
I also set IP of mail server in etc/hosts:

123.123.123.123 domain.com


so what could be a problem??


thanks friends...