how can I tell the mail command the path to sendmail?
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I would the mail command to use a program other than /usr/sbin/sendmail.
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$ mail --path=/usr/local/bin/mysendmail someone@somewhere.com
How can I do this?
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asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
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I would the mail command to use a program other than /usr/sbin/sendmail.
e.g.
$ mail --path=/usr/local/bin/mysendmail someone@somewhere.com
How can I do this?
mail-command
asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
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What version ofmailis this?
– thrig
Oct 21 '17 at 4:07
@thrig sorry yeah I should have mentioned. BSD-mail package in unbuntu repositories
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I would the mail command to use a program other than /usr/sbin/sendmail.
e.g.
$ mail --path=/usr/local/bin/mysendmail someone@somewhere.com
How can I do this?
mail-command
asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
the_velour_fog
5,04523153
I would the mail command to use a program other than /usr/sbin/sendmail.
e.g.
$ mail --path=/usr/local/bin/mysendmail someone@somewhere.com
How can I do this?
mail-command
asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
the_velour_fog
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asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
the_velour_fog
5,04523153
asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
the_velour_fog
5,04523153
asked Oct 21 '17 at 2:55
the_velour_fog
5,04523153
5,04523153
What version ofmailis this?
– thrig
Oct 21 '17 at 4:07
@thrig sorry yeah I should have mentioned. BSD-mail package in unbuntu repositories
– the_velour_fog
Oct 21 '17 at 4:09
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What version ofmailis this?
– thrig
Oct 21 '17 at 4:07
@thrig sorry yeah I should have mentioned. BSD-mail package in unbuntu repositories
– the_velour_fog
Oct 21 '17 at 4:09
What version of
mail is this?– thrig
Oct 21 '17 at 4:07
What version of
mail is this?– thrig
Oct 21 '17 at 4:07
@thrig sorry yeah I should have mentioned. BSD-mail package in unbuntu repositories
– the_velour_fog
Oct 21 '17 at 4:09
@thrig sorry yeah I should have mentioned. BSD-mail package in unbuntu repositories
– the_velour_fog
Oct 21 '17 at 4:09
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For bsd-mail (which Debian calls the bsd-mailx package) a sendmail option can be set in the ~/.mailrc file:
set sendmail=/root/alternatemailer
Which could instead be ssmtp or something or a simple shell script to test that this even works as documented.
$ cat /root/alternatemailer
#!/bin/sh
cat >> /root/meh
$ rm /root/meh
$ echo foo | mail -s blah nobody@example.org
$ file /root/meh
meh: ASCII text
$
answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
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1 Answer
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active
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active
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up vote
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For bsd-mail (which Debian calls the bsd-mailx package) a sendmail option can be set in the ~/.mailrc file:
set sendmail=/root/alternatemailer
Which could instead be ssmtp or something or a simple shell script to test that this even works as documented.
$ cat /root/alternatemailer
#!/bin/sh
cat >> /root/meh
$ rm /root/meh
$ echo foo | mail -s blah nobody@example.org
$ file /root/meh
meh: ASCII text
$
answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
thrig
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up vote
1
down vote
accepted
For bsd-mail (which Debian calls the bsd-mailx package) a sendmail option can be set in the ~/.mailrc file:
set sendmail=/root/alternatemailer
Which could instead be ssmtp or something or a simple shell script to test that this even works as documented.
$ cat /root/alternatemailer
#!/bin/sh
cat >> /root/meh
$ rm /root/meh
$ echo foo | mail -s blah nobody@example.org
$ file /root/meh
meh: ASCII text
$
answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
thrig
22.7k12854
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up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
For bsd-mail (which Debian calls the bsd-mailx package) a sendmail option can be set in the ~/.mailrc file:
set sendmail=/root/alternatemailer
Which could instead be ssmtp or something or a simple shell script to test that this even works as documented.
$ cat /root/alternatemailer
#!/bin/sh
cat >> /root/meh
$ rm /root/meh
$ echo foo | mail -s blah nobody@example.org
$ file /root/meh
meh: ASCII text
$
answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
thrig
22.7k12854
For bsd-mail (which Debian calls the bsd-mailx package) a sendmail option can be set in the ~/.mailrc file:
set sendmail=/root/alternatemailer
Which could instead be ssmtp or something or a simple shell script to test that this even works as documented.
$ cat /root/alternatemailer
#!/bin/sh
cat >> /root/meh
$ rm /root/meh
$ echo foo | mail -s blah nobody@example.org
$ file /root/meh
meh: ASCII text
$
answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
thrig
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answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
thrig
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answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
thrig
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answered Oct 21 '17 at 5:44
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What version of
mailis this?– thrig
Oct 21 '17 at 4:07
@thrig sorry yeah I should have mentioned. BSD-mail package in unbuntu repositories
– the_velour_fog
Oct 21 '17 at 4:09