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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. Note if you ever send mail as root you will screw up the 
-permissions. Type: 
  
 +== Make sure user is in group mail ==
 +  * Type:
 +<code bash>
 groups groups
 +</​code>​
  
 +== Check permissions on the outbox file==
 +  *  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 drwxrwsr-x 3 gunn mail 4096 Sep 21 15:55 .. 4 drwxrwsr-x 3 gunn mail 4096 Sep 21 15:55 ..
 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 bash>
 ls -salt /​usr/​local/​var/​wl2k/​ ls -salt /​usr/​local/​var/​wl2k/​
 total 20 total 20
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 8 -rw------- 1 gunn mail  12288 Sep 21 15:55 mid.db 8 -rw------- 1 gunn mail  12288 Sep 21 15:55 mid.db
 4 drwxr-sr-x 4 root staff  4096 Jul  7 12:49 .. 4 drwxr-sr-x 4 root staff  4096 Jul  7 12:49 ..
 +</​code>​
  
-  ** 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>​
 # cat transport # cat transport
 # #
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 # #
 *         ​wl2k:​localhost *         ​wl2k:​localhost
 +</​file>​
  
-  ** Make sure you are addressing To: person with winlink.org +== Make sure you are addressing To: person with winlink.org ​==
- +
-  ** Make sure your /​etc/​postfix/​master.cf entry is correct especially +
-     user.+
  
 +== Make sure your /​etc/​postfix/​master.cf entry is correct especially user ==
 +  * Example:
 +<​file>​
 wl2k      unix  -       ​n ​      ​n ​      ​- ​      ​1 ​     pipe wl2k      unix  -       ​n ​      ​n ​      ​- ​      ​1 ​     pipe
   flags=XFRhu user=gunn argv=/​usr/​local/​libexec/​mail.wl2k -m   flags=XFRhu user=gunn argv=/​usr/​local/​libexec/​mail.wl2k -m
 +</​file>​
  
- +== Open 2 console windows for debugging == 
-  ​** In one console window type:+  * In one console window type: 
 +<code bash>
 tail -f /​var/​log/​mail.log tail -f /​var/​log/​mail.log
 +</​code>​
  
-  ​** In another type:+  * In another ​console window ​type:
  
 +<​code>​
 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>​ 
-   ​send me the output created by this command ​from the +  or using the //mail// program 
-/​var/​log/​mail.log file.+<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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