Re: Hot to configure simple mail forwarder?
On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 01:52:34PM -0400, Maxim Khitrov wrote: > On 5/21/07, Per olof Ljungmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Maxim Khitrov wrote: > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> I have what I hope is a rather simple question. I'm not very familiar > >> with this area of system administration, so hopefully someone here can > >> point me in the right direction. I just got myself a FreeBSD VPS to > >> host a few of my websites. I need the processes on the server (PHP, > >> for example) to be able to send e-mail via /usr/sbin/sendmail. The > >> thing is that I don't actually want to run a mail server. My vps is > >> severely limited on disk space, and any mail I get I'll forward to my > >> gmail account anyway. I can obviously configure sendmail or postfix to > >> do this for me, but this seems a bit excessive for what I'm trying to > >> do. The mail load will be very light, and I'd prefer to conserve disk > >> space. Is there a port, perhaps, that will simply forward all mail > >> transmitted to /usr/sbin/sendmail to the destination SMTP server? The > >> only other thing it has to be able to do is use the aliases file to > >> determine the real e-mail of root, for example. > >> > >> Like I said, I'm not too familiar with setting up mail servers, so if > >> this makes no sense to you please suggest an alternative. Just to > >> recap, I don't need local mail storage and I don't need the server to > >> accept mail from anything other than the local processes running on > >> the server. Just need it to read the destination e-mail address (or > >> get it via aliases), connect to the MX server for that domain, and > >> transmit the message. If there isn't any simple daemon that will do > >> this, can you recommend either how to configure sendmail or something > >> like postfix to do this? The idea is to minimize resource usage (disk > >> space, memory, cpu time). > > > >Sounds to me you just have to enter the proper aliases (in > >/etc/mail/aliases), run "newaliases", and you're done, i.e. point > >everything to your own e-mail address? > > > > Well I need sendmail running for that correct? Right now I've got it > disabled with sendmail_enable="NONE" in my rc.conf. I was hoping to > use something a bit less resource intensive, and with a better > security history. I am not really at all familiar with sendmail. I > tried figuring out how to configure and tune it properly in the past, > and realized that I have neither the time or patience for that task. I > know that it will probably work the way it comes by default with > FreeBSD, but I really don't like running daemons that I don't > understand or don't know how to configure and monitor. > > If this is the most efficient solution to my problem, then I guess > I'll head over to the handbook and try to figure sendmail out. If you > have other suggestions, by all means, let me know. Otherwise, are > there at least parts of sendmail that I can disable? There is nothing wrong with using sendmail. If you want to 'receive' email at the address and forward it to some other address, then there is nothing you have to do to configure it. Just leave it at its defaults.Then put the aliases in as indicated. If you want to be able to send out Email - say from processes, but receive no email, not even to forward, then set it to 'no' in rc.conf. jerry > > P.S. Sorry for the typo in the title. > > - Max > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Hot to configure simple mail forwarder?
Maxim Khitrov wrote: On 5/21/07, Per olof Ljungmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maxim Khitrov wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have what I hope is a rather simple question. I'm not very familiar > with this area of system administration, so hopefully someone here can > point me in the right direction. I just got myself a FreeBSD VPS to > host a few of my websites. I need the processes on the server (PHP, > for example) to be able to send e-mail via /usr/sbin/sendmail. The > thing is that I don't actually want to run a mail server. My vps is > severely limited on disk space, and any mail I get I'll forward to my > gmail account anyway. I can obviously configure sendmail or postfix to > do this for me, but this seems a bit excessive for what I'm trying to > do. The mail load will be very light, and I'd prefer to conserve disk > space. Is there a port, perhaps, that will simply forward all mail > transmitted to /usr/sbin/sendmail to the destination SMTP server? The > only other thing it has to be able to do is use the aliases file to > determine the real e-mail of root, for example. > > Like I said, I'm not too familiar with setting up mail servers, so if > this makes no sense to you please suggest an alternative. Just to > recap, I don't need local mail storage and I don't need the server to > accept mail from anything other than the local processes running on > the server. Just need it to read the destination e-mail address (or > get it via aliases), connect to the MX server for that domain, and > transmit the message. If there isn't any simple daemon that will do > this, can you recommend either how to configure sendmail or something > like postfix to do this? The idea is to minimize resource usage (disk > space, memory, cpu time). Sounds to me you just have to enter the proper aliases (in /etc/mail/aliases), run "newaliases", and you're done, i.e. point everything to your own e-mail address? Well I need sendmail running for that correct? Right now I've got it disabled with sendmail_enable="NONE" in my rc.conf. I was hoping to use something a bit less resource intensive, and with a better security history. I am not really at all familiar with sendmail. I tried figuring out how to configure and tune it properly in the past, and realized that I have neither the time or patience for that task. I know that it will probably work the way it comes by default with FreeBSD, but I really don't like running daemons that I don't understand or don't know how to configure and monitor. If this is the most efficient solution to my problem, then I guess I'll head over to the handbook and try to figure sendmail out. If you have other suggestions, by all means, let me know. Otherwise, are there at least parts of sendmail that I can disable? While it's true that sendmail is rather complicated to understand completely, it is already on your system, you do not need to add anything and as you say the default install is rather secure out of the box and updated with the system. Other mailers have other problems as well... just my SEK 0.02 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Hot to configure simple mail forwarder?
On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 01:52:34PM -0400, Maxim Khitrov wrote: > On 5/21/07, Per olof Ljungmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maxim Khitrov wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I have what I hope is a rather simple question. I'm not very familiar > > > with this area of system administration, so hopefully someone here can > > > point me in the right direction. I just got myself a FreeBSD VPS to > > > host a few of my websites. I need the processes on the server (PHP, > > > for example) to be able to send e-mail via /usr/sbin/sendmail. The > > > thing is that I don't actually want to run a mail server. My vps is > > > severely limited on disk space, and any mail I get I'll forward to my > > > gmail account anyway. I can obviously configure sendmail or postfix to > > > do this for me, but this seems a bit excessive for what I'm trying to > > > do. The mail load will be very light, and I'd prefer to conserve disk > > > space. Is there a port, perhaps, that will simply forward all mail > > > transmitted to /usr/sbin/sendmail to the destination SMTP server? Maybe /usr/ports/mail/ssmtp or /usr/ports/mail/msmtp will do the trick? Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpfGRiS5b8nJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Hot to configure simple mail forwarder?
On 5/21/07, Per olof Ljungmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maxim Khitrov wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have what I hope is a rather simple question. I'm not very familiar > with this area of system administration, so hopefully someone here can > point me in the right direction. I just got myself a FreeBSD VPS to > host a few of my websites. I need the processes on the server (PHP, > for example) to be able to send e-mail via /usr/sbin/sendmail. The > thing is that I don't actually want to run a mail server. My vps is > severely limited on disk space, and any mail I get I'll forward to my > gmail account anyway. I can obviously configure sendmail or postfix to > do this for me, but this seems a bit excessive for what I'm trying to > do. The mail load will be very light, and I'd prefer to conserve disk > space. Is there a port, perhaps, that will simply forward all mail > transmitted to /usr/sbin/sendmail to the destination SMTP server? The > only other thing it has to be able to do is use the aliases file to > determine the real e-mail of root, for example. > > Like I said, I'm not too familiar with setting up mail servers, so if > this makes no sense to you please suggest an alternative. Just to > recap, I don't need local mail storage and I don't need the server to > accept mail from anything other than the local processes running on > the server. Just need it to read the destination e-mail address (or > get it via aliases), connect to the MX server for that domain, and > transmit the message. If there isn't any simple daemon that will do > this, can you recommend either how to configure sendmail or something > like postfix to do this? The idea is to minimize resource usage (disk > space, memory, cpu time). Sounds to me you just have to enter the proper aliases (in /etc/mail/aliases), run "newaliases", and you're done, i.e. point everything to your own e-mail address? Well I need sendmail running for that correct? Right now I've got it disabled with sendmail_enable="NONE" in my rc.conf. I was hoping to use something a bit less resource intensive, and with a better security history. I am not really at all familiar with sendmail. I tried figuring out how to configure and tune it properly in the past, and realized that I have neither the time or patience for that task. I know that it will probably work the way it comes by default with FreeBSD, but I really don't like running daemons that I don't understand or don't know how to configure and monitor. If this is the most efficient solution to my problem, then I guess I'll head over to the handbook and try to figure sendmail out. If you have other suggestions, by all means, let me know. Otherwise, are there at least parts of sendmail that I can disable? P.S. Sorry for the typo in the title. - Max ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Hot to configure simple mail forwarder?
Maxim Khitrov wrote: Hi everyone, I have what I hope is a rather simple question. I'm not very familiar with this area of system administration, so hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction. I just got myself a FreeBSD VPS to host a few of my websites. I need the processes on the server (PHP, for example) to be able to send e-mail via /usr/sbin/sendmail. The thing is that I don't actually want to run a mail server. My vps is severely limited on disk space, and any mail I get I'll forward to my gmail account anyway. I can obviously configure sendmail or postfix to do this for me, but this seems a bit excessive for what I'm trying to do. The mail load will be very light, and I'd prefer to conserve disk space. Is there a port, perhaps, that will simply forward all mail transmitted to /usr/sbin/sendmail to the destination SMTP server? The only other thing it has to be able to do is use the aliases file to determine the real e-mail of root, for example. Like I said, I'm not too familiar with setting up mail servers, so if this makes no sense to you please suggest an alternative. Just to recap, I don't need local mail storage and I don't need the server to accept mail from anything other than the local processes running on the server. Just need it to read the destination e-mail address (or get it via aliases), connect to the MX server for that domain, and transmit the message. If there isn't any simple daemon that will do this, can you recommend either how to configure sendmail or something like postfix to do this? The idea is to minimize resource usage (disk space, memory, cpu time). Sounds to me you just have to enter the proper aliases (in /etc/mail/aliases), run "newaliases", and you're done, i.e. point everything to your own e-mail address? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Hot to configure simple mail forwarder?
Hi everyone, I have what I hope is a rather simple question. I'm not very familiar with this area of system administration, so hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction. I just got myself a FreeBSD VPS to host a few of my websites. I need the processes on the server (PHP, for example) to be able to send e-mail via /usr/sbin/sendmail. The thing is that I don't actually want to run a mail server. My vps is severely limited on disk space, and any mail I get I'll forward to my gmail account anyway. I can obviously configure sendmail or postfix to do this for me, but this seems a bit excessive for what I'm trying to do. The mail load will be very light, and I'd prefer to conserve disk space. Is there a port, perhaps, that will simply forward all mail transmitted to /usr/sbin/sendmail to the destination SMTP server? The only other thing it has to be able to do is use the aliases file to determine the real e-mail of root, for example. Like I said, I'm not too familiar with setting up mail servers, so if this makes no sense to you please suggest an alternative. Just to recap, I don't need local mail storage and I don't need the server to accept mail from anything other than the local processes running on the server. Just need it to read the destination e-mail address (or get it via aliases), connect to the MX server for that domain, and transmit the message. If there isn't any simple daemon that will do this, can you recommend either how to configure sendmail or something like postfix to do this? The idea is to minimize resource usage (disk space, memory, cpu time). Thanks, Maxim Khitrov ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
