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Configuring and sending mail in AIX
How do I configure my rs6000 to send and recieve mail.
What do I need to make sure is running and what files need to be edited before mail can be sent and recieved
What do I need to make sure is running and what files need to be edited before mail can be sent and recieved
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you need to kill and restart sendmail after changing sendmail.cf
Ahoffmann is right (again) - you need to restart sendmail. One option is to reboot, but it's much easier just to issue the command:
refresh -f sendmail
Those are the only 2 things I had to do to enable "sending" Email on AIX 3.2.4, 3.2.5 and 4.1.5 at my work (ie: edit sendmail.cf & refresh). I believe receiving mail will require changes on your mail server or DNS or something. Maybe ahoffmann can supply DETAILS?
refresh -f sendmail
Those are the only 2 things I had to do to enable "sending" Email on AIX 3.2.4, 3.2.5 and 4.1.5 at my work (ie: edit sendmail.cf & refresh). I believe receiving mail will require changes on your mail server or DNS or something. Maybe ahoffmann can supply DETAILS?
then enable SMTP in smitty.
Keep in mind that you usually need a working DNS (named).