Help with a Debian box sending mail
Off topic question:
I have a Debian box that I want to send an email message from the command line. I have tried the better part of a day on this with no success. The following code should send an email to my ISP account with the subject line "Test Subject Line":
My ISP uses SMTP authentication.Code:mail -s "Test Subject Line" myname@myISP.com </dev/null
Any suggestions?
run 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
and answer the questions correctly.
That should help you get your box to send mail properly.
m.
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I fought the exim4 battle and lost. Uninstall, purge, delete any leftover files, and reinstall.
In all cases, the package configuration screen does not allow an entry on the following (critical) screen:
Maybe I missed a configuration file somewhere that is causing me problems.Code:тттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттЄ Mail Server configuration ттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттт т Please enter the IP address or the host name of a mail server that this system should use as outgoing smarthost. If the т т smarthost only accepts your mail on a port different from TCP/25, append two colons and the port number (for example т т smarthost.example::587 or 192.168.254.254::2525). Colons in IPv6 addresses need to be doubled. т т т т If the smarthost requires authentication, please refer to the Debian-specific README files in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base for т т notes about setting up SMTP authentication. т т т т IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost: т т т т _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ т т т т <Ok> <Cancel> т т т ттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттттт
Unless the package configuration is fixed, the only way is to manually edit the exim4 config files - and I haven't found a clear explanation to do this.
Wow. That was a particularly nasty problem.
/etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf had become corrupt with non-visible characters and therefore locked out several of the functions dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config. In addition, a user permission wasn't correct.
This was one of the more difficult times I've had with Linux.
It's a double .conf for the win!
Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP
NexgenAppliances.com
Phone: 866-794-8879 x201
Email: support@nexgenappliances.com
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