charmie rearranged electrons thusly:
> Tried to configure sendmail accordinly..
> When I give the command after getting connected:
> usr/sbin/sendmail -q
> /etc/sendmail.cf: line 101: mailer smtp: '=' expected
you seem to have fscked up your sendmail.cf - hope you kept a backup. :)
anyway download the script from cork.linux.ie and use it to configure your
sendmail
> I think, I am getting something wrong somewhere, while I am using wvdial. I
> am getting connected and then I have to give Ctrl-Z stopping wvdial and then
> proceeding.
open wvdial in a separate window / console
> Tried to configure pine .. the smtp server works and I can send mails using
> it. The only problem, I need to have an account with the username, I have
rtfm about roles ... (s - setup, r - roles)
> I also tried connected using root and re-login to some other account using
> Ctrl-Alt-F3 but that doesn't seem to work.
use alt-f1 to switch to a new terminal after you login as root and run wvdial
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