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Old 08-15-2006
Configuring mail help
I'm trying to get my server (running SunOS 5.8) to be able to send mail. The mail administrator gave me the name of the mail server that I can use to relay the mail, but where/how do I configure this in Unix on my server?

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 08-15-2006
put the entry mailhost in the /etc/hosts
E.g.

a.b.c.d server_name mailhost


kill -HUP the sendmail daemon
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Old 08-15-2006
First, make a backup of the files you will edit!
Look in the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file - set the DS smart relay host to the name of the server you were given and restart sendmail (if running).

While this may not be the only change you need - it should allow the mail to be sent to the relay. Buy the Sendmail book from O'Reilly and check out the info/faq on Sendmail home page
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Old 08-16-2006
In my sendmail.cf, I currently see:

# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DSmailhost$?m.$m$.

Do I just add it in underneath? Is there a specific format?

(This is just a testing server, but one of the programs I'm using can send me e-mails automatically. Right now the mail stays on the server, it doesn't go to my e-mail address).

Thanks!
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Old 08-16-2006
You can try izy100's suggestion of just putting the IP and hostname along with mailhost in the /etc/hosts file - then the current DS entry should pick it up (as long as it is on the same domain).

Or, you can just change the sendmail.cf DS entry to your mail server.
example:
mailhost.uspot.gov.
Last edited by RTM; 08-16-2006 at 04:49 PM..
# 6  
Old 08-17-2006
Thanks!
Worked perfectly.

(FYI: I did as izy100 suggested and added the mail server host to my /etc/hosts file).

Thanks izy & rtm!
 
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