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# 1  
Old 02-20-2009
mail on Solaris 10
Hi,

I work in Solaris 10....
I want to configure the mailing agent in my server....

I have been trying to use the command

Code:
 
mail -s "test" hv899@cummins.com
Hello
EOT

What are the configurations to be made to sendmail.cf..
Please let me know....
# 2  
Old 02-20-2009
Tried this, example with an attachment? uuencode /tmp/myfile.tar.gz | mail someone@abc.com
# 3  
Old 02-20-2009
Use mailx
# 4  
Old 02-26-2009
i used mailx...

Code:
 
mailx -s "test" hv899@cummins.com
hi
EOT [ctrl -d]

then i checked /var/mail/oapcr6 file...
Below are certain parts of that file which i feel are relevent...

HTML Code:
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<hv899@cummins.com>

Final-Recipient: RFC822; hv899@cummins.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.2
Remote-MTA: DNS; mailhost.cit.cummins.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:51:47 +0530 (IST)

when i try the same on another server it works....
i get the mail at hv899@cummins.com

do i need to configure sendmail.cf or submit.cf files in /etc/mail..
please let me kno
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