[X-Unix] mail from terminal

[lj Palmer]

Apple has now included Postfix instead of sendmail in Panther client 
and server. Here are the steps you need to do and watch out for if you 
want to enable this MTA on your client machine.
	1.  	 Edit the MAILSERVER=-NO- line in /etc/hostconfig. Change it to 
read MAILSERVER=-YES- or -AUTO-. Save and exit the file.
	2.  	 Open up /etc/postfix/main.cf, and edit these lines to reflect 
your setup. These are examples from my setup; yours might be different.
		◦ 	LINE 67: myhostname = pb.ljs-world.com
		◦ 	LINE 75: mydomain = ljs-world.com
		◦ 	LINE 91: myorigin = $mydomain
		◦ 	LINE 105: inet_interfaces = all
		◦ 	LINE 152: mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain
Save your work, and exit the file.
	3.  	 Open up /etc/postfix/master.cf, and uncomment line 77 -- change 
#smtp inet n - n - - smtpd to smtp inet n - n - - smtpd. Save and exit 
the file.
After a reboot or a postfix (re)start, the postfix MTA will be running. 
(sudo start postfix)


This will also allow you to use localhost as a SMTP, but some ISP's  
mail server won't accept your email for fear you are a spammer.
You could put a relay line in /etc/postfix/main.cf that will help.

relayhost = smtp.yourisp.com

..lj

On Apr 21, 2005, at 06:30, Ben Gold wrote:

> I'd like to be able to simply send an email from the terminal.  How do 
> I do this?
>
> Is there a command that can accept all the info? SMTP, etc.  Or do I 
> need to configure the unix mail program?
>
> -Ben
>