Thanks Mike. While installing postfix, it prompts for domain name .. I dont have one.. Should I give localhost as my domain ?
I'm new to mail server concepts therefore, pls guide me on installing a mail server. Regards, Sri. On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 4:50:18 PM UTC-5, Mike Dewhirst wrote: > > On 5/02/2015 3:09 AM, Sri Ram Kannan wrote: > > I do not know how to configure SMTP server to send emails from the trac > > (installed in my localhost) to receive emails ? > > > > Here is an excerpt from one of my shell scripts used to prepare servers. > The link explains all. Thank you David Grant ... > > # > http://www.davidgrant.ca/setting_up_postfix_to_send_outgoing_mail_on_ubuntu > ### > # > #sudo apt-get install postfix > # > # always uncomment the following two lines as a pair > #sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix > #sudo /etc/init.d/postfix reload > # > #sudo apt-get install mailutils > #sudo nano /etc/aliases > # > # add aliases for local users - root, postmaster and mike > # > #sudo newaliases > # > # echo testing |mail -s "sending internal" mike > # and ensure return-path in the email points to a valid address for > bounces > # > > This works. > > Mike > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
