Install paclink-unix
- Configure a single MTA
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| ===== E-mail client & MTA (postfix) config ===== | ===== E-mail client & MTA (postfix) config ===== | ||
| * Compose an e-mail with your e-mail client & send e-mail | * Compose an e-mail with your e-mail client & send e-mail | ||
| + | * [[plu:email_client_config | set up an e-mail client]] | ||
| * A file should appear in the paclink-unix outbox waiting for a pending transport operation via wl2ktelnet, wl2kax25 or wl2kserial | * A file should appear in the paclink-unix outbox waiting for a pending transport operation via wl2ktelnet, wl2kax25 or wl2kserial | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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| == Check permissions on the outbox file== | == Check permissions on the outbox file== | ||
| - | * Note if you ever send mail as root you will screw up the permissions. Type: | + | * Note if you ever send mail as root you will screw up the permissions. |
| - | * Example | + | * Check your permissions in your outbox directory like this: |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| ls -salt /usr/local/var/wl2k/outbox/ | ls -salt /usr/local/var/wl2k/outbox/ | ||
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| echo "test mail from command line" | mutt -s "Test12:56" n7nix@winlink.org | echo "test mail from command line" | mutt -s "Test12:56" n7nix@winlink.org | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | * Look for problems in the mail.log file | + | * or using the //mail// program |
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | # from command line or script | ||
| + | echo “This will go into the body of the mail” | mail -s '//WL2K cmd line test' -a "From: yourcallsign@winlink.org" -a "Reply-To: yourcallsign@winlink.org" some_regular_email_address | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | * [[plu:email_client_config#mutt_and_mail | Link to set up]] //mutt// or //mail// | ||
| + | * Look for problems in the /var/log/mail.log file | ||
| + | * Open up another console window and do this: | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | tail -f /var/log/mail.log | ||
| + | </code> | ||
