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Old 08-09-2006
mail server used by mailx/rmail

hi,
can someone tell me how to findout the email server/outgoing SMTP used by rmail or mailx program ?
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Old 11-08-2006
Braindrain,
Did you ever figure out how to determine the SMTP server that is configured for sendmail? I have been looking through various files in /etc and I can't figure it out. I am on Solaris 9.
Thanks.
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Old 11-08-2006
sendmail, especially on a sun box, is the MTA. Configuration files are in /etc/mail. The build files are in /usr/lib/sendmail I think. I don't have a box handy to verify it though.

When you use mail or mailx to send a message, it's sent out via sendmail. If sendmail is running as a server, then it's the incoming e-mail server as well.

Carl
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