how to use sendmail as a client

Steve Cowles steve at stevecowles.com
Thu Aug 26 11:55:52 UTC 2004


Lito Lampitoc wrote:
> I want it to be automated, for example, logwatch or tripwire by default 
> sends e-mail  to  root user in box1 whenever there is unusual activity, 
> what I want is, these e-mails or reports redirected to my admin account 
> in box2.  How? and shall I need a running sendmail daemon here?
> 

The topic of sending e-mail without sendmail actually running on the box 
has been discussed before on this list. If I remeber correctly, you 
would have to edit submit.mc and change or remove the reference to using 
the MSP (message submission program). Try searching the list archives.

Steve Cowles





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