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Old 09-03-2012
how to sendmail using mailx in linux
how to sendmail to other computer in the same computer lab using mailx?
# 2  
Old 09-03-2012
Supposing you have only a text-message to send (no multipart MIME message):

Code:
<stream with message body> | mail -s <subject> <recipient>

for instance:

Code:
$ cat > msgtext
blabla
foo
bar

$ cat msgtext | mail -s "This is a test" foo@bar.com

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 3  
Old 09-03-2012
mail will read stdin, so, slightly adapting bakunin's example,
Code:
mail -s "This is a test" foo@bar.com

will wait for you typing some text up to a closing dot or <ctrl>D. If you want to send an existing text file, follow bakunin's suggestion. For attachments etc, see the man page.
# 4  
Old 09-03-2012
i already did it...but where did i should see the result? because when i write:
Code:
[physicslab@moon ~]$ mail -s "This is a test" nur_nuha1405@yahoo.com
i like porridge
then ^D

after that i look at the email i sent but no new message inbox...

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment edit by bakunin: Please use code tags next time for your code and data.
Last edited by bakunin; 09-03-2012 at 05:38 AM..
# 5  
Old 09-03-2012
If you have permission to do so, have a look into the /var/log directory. Depending on your setup, mail may have its individual logfile(s) like /var/log/mail.* or will report into e.g. /var/log/messages or so. Analysing those files, you will find what happened to your mail.
# 6  
Old 09-03-2012
It might help you understanding the overall process of sending/receiving mail to read this little introduction i wrote.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 7  
Old 09-03-2012
i want to sendmail to my friend computer in computer lab and i type this one :
Code:
[ali@marikh ~]$ mail siti@utarid

and its come out like this:
Code:
Subject: ok
testing
EOT

then,i type
Code:
mail

, and its come out this one:
Code:
No mail for ali

---------- Post updated at 04:42 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:29 AM ----------

when i want to sendmail to myself, i type:
Code:
[ali@marikh ~]$ mail user1
Subject: testing
this is testing
EOT

after i <ctrl>D,its come out:
Code:
[ali@marikh ~]$ /home/ali/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/ali/dead.letter

the content of the dead letter is:

Code:
From ali Mon Sep  3 17:30:15 2012
Return-Path: <ali>
Received: (from ali@localhost)
    by marikh.physic.uk.edu.my (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q839UFSZ005631
    for user1; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 17:30:15 +0800
From: ali <ali>
Message-Id: <201209030930.q839UFSZ005631@marikh.physic.uk.edu.my>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:30:15 +0800
To: user1
Subject: testing
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

this is testing

 
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