To reconfigure:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix
To check config/manual edit:
emacs /etc/postfix/main.cf
Reloading config:
/etc/init.d/postfix reload
Testing email send (You need mutt installed):
#!/bin/bash
mailsen () {
SUB="$1"
BODY=$2
echo $BODY | mutt -a $BDIR/$COMPLOG -s $SUB -- $RECI
echo "Send mail test done"
}
touch /tmp/testmail
echo "Testing" >> /tmp/testmail
#RECI="[email protected]"
RECI="[email protected]"
# BDIR=~/"backups"
BDIR="/tmp"
COMPLOG="testmail"
mailsen "Backup"
# done Your backup on r2d2 is over, and the log file is attached"
Checking logs whether mail was sent successfully:
tac /var/log/mail.info | less
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He is a full stack developer, whose favorite languages are currently Python and Vue.js. He is also fluent in Javascript, Flutter/Dart, Perl, PHP, SQL, C and bash shell scripting. He loves Linux, and can often be found tinkering with linux kernel code, and source code for GNU applications. He used to be an active developer on XDA forums, and his tinkered ROMS used to be very popular in the early 2000s.
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