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plu:test_verify [2016/09/27 15:53]
gunn [Common Problems]
plu:test_verify [2017/12/04 10:21]
gunn [Common Problems]
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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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 ====== Common Problems ====== ====== Common Problems ======
-== Check permissions on the outbox file== + 
-  * Make sure user is in group mail. +== Make sure user is in group mail == 
-  *  Note if you ever send mail as root you will screw up the permissions. ​Type:+  * Type:
 <code bash> <code bash>
 groups groups
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
-  ​Expected results +== Check permissions on the outbox file== 
-<​code>​+  *  Note if you ever send mail as root you will screw up the permissions. 
 +    ​Check your permissions in your outbox directory like this: 
 +<​code ​bash>
 ls -salt /​usr/​local/​var/​wl2k/​outbox/​ ls -salt /​usr/​local/​var/​wl2k/​outbox/​
 total 16 total 16
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 4 -rw------- 1 gunn mail  196 Sep 21 15:55 H51W38_N7NIX 4 -rw------- 1 gunn mail  196 Sep 21 15:55 H51W38_N7NIX
 </​code>​ </​code>​
-</code>+<​code ​bash>
 ls -salt /​usr/​local/​var/​wl2k/​ ls -salt /​usr/​local/​var/​wl2k/​
 total 20 total 20
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 == Check /​etc/​postfix/​transport file == == Check /​etc/​postfix/​transport file ==
-  * Note hactar & brox are machines ​on my net.+  * Note hactar ​is the local machine ​& brox is a machine ​on my local net.
     * The last line is important     * The last line is important
 <​file>​ <​file>​
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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>​
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