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configure apticron and set it to use mail server

Dear Team

I have asked before about setting up for smtp server and apticron as I got reply for setting up smtp and the config file for apticron but I need to link mail server to apticron as I dont see in apticron config file any settings to direct apticron to use specific smtp.

so to send notification could you please to guide me for apticron and smtp not smtp for general. .

David Favor

If I understand what you're asking.

1) You can only set an email address for apticron.

2) There is now SMTP plumbing in apticron.

3) You'll setup an MTA which specifies your Mail Relay service of choice or in-house MTA of choice.

4) Once you complete step #3 you'll have some sort of sendmail wrapper installed on your machine by default, at this point, likely apticron will simply call whatever sendmail wrapper you have installed.

5) Said differently, apticron "sends email" in the sense that a sendmail wrapper is called to enqueue a message into whatever SMTP transport mechanism you have setup.

When you can manually send a message using your sendmail wrapper, apticron will likely work also.

Note: In /etc/apticron/apticron.conf you'll find...

EMAIL="someone@somewhere.com"

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So an email address only, rather than any way to setup a Mail Relay.

David Favor

An alternative might be to just write a SWAKS wrapper script called sendmail.

This will likely be much faster than setting up a full fledged MTA, just to relay messages for a apticron.

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ASKER

Hi David

1, 5 are so clear and already done and nearly you mentioned the solution

could you please to let me know in details for 2.3.4 and which product I will use to be successful

David Favor

1) You're question specifically relates to "need to link mail" which should already be done if your sendmail wrapper is working.

If #5 is working, then 1-4 are also done.

2) About, "direct apticron to use specific smtp", this is already done if your sendmail wrapper is working.

So you'll send a test message... on the command line... through sendmail... to the EMAIL setting in your /etc/apticron/apticron.conf file + if you receive the test apticron will also likely work.

3) Mention what happens when you send a test mail through sendmail to the EMAIL setting address.

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ASKER

Hi David

how can I setup swaks or send mail or postfix or send mail wrapper for apticron known that I use ami aws linux machine ?

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ASKER

Thanks David as I will do all your suggestions and update you and kindly attach swaks to this question when ready so to be useful for all members.

David Favor

Yep.

I was thinking posting a simple swaks sendmail wrapper will be highly useful.

I've recorded this URL, to update it when I write a wrapper.