Send alert message without sendmail running

[samworld]

Hi all..

Basically we already have a filesystem alert monitoring script install to help us monitor all the filesystem size growth. Due to certain security reason we have to consider remove sendmail.

My question are there any way that Sun Solaris can send message out to another mail server without having any email service running.?If not what is the necessary step i need to take to improve sendmail security. Please advise.

Thank you


Regards
Sam

 

[daFranze]

there is no need to run sendmail on your host IF you just want to send mail from this host; none of my Clients run sendmail daemon!

Regards
-- Franz
Sorry I'm not a native spaeker, I'm from Munich, Germany - "Home of the Whopper", oh no, "Home of the Oktoberfest" ;-)
Solaris System Manager; I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[samworld]

hi..

Is that possible , what is the command i need to use? i use "rmail" but the mail can't get through. Did you mean Sun Solaris system can send mail to another email server with have to start the sendmail deamon.? Please help.

Thanx


Regards
Sam

 

[daFranze]

run

cat /etc/hosts | mailx -s test me@mydomain.com


Regards
-- Franz
Sorry I'm not a native spaeker, I'm from Munich, Germany - "Home of the Whopper", oh no, "Home of the Oktoberfest" ;-)
Solaris System Manager; I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[samworld]

Hi

I had try this command and recive this error. I think is something to do with my sendmail services not up. But if i run sendmail than is ok...

=========================================================
root@srv # mailx -v me@mydomian.com
Subject: test
testing
.
EOT
root@srv # me@mydomain.com... Connecting to mailhost.srv.com via relay...
me@mydomain.com... Host unknown (Name server: mailhost.srv.com: host not found)
/dead.letter... cannot open: Permission denied
root... Connecting to local...
root... Sent
===========================================================

Please help....


Sam

 

[daFranze]

try this (you enter the things in bold, italics depend on your site)

# telnet mymailhost.mydom.com 25
Trying 10.43.60.124...
Connected to mymailhost.mydom.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mymailhost.mydom.com ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service 5.5.2657.72) ready
HELO thishost.mydom.com
250 OK
MAIL FROM:root@thishost.mydom.com
250 OK - mail from <root@thishost.mydom.com>
RCPT to:me@mydom.com
250 OK - Recipient <me@mydom.com>
data
354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF
Subject: test
hello?

.
250 OK
quit
221 closing connection
Connection to mymailhost.mydom.com closed by foreign host.
#

If this does not work there is something wrong at your MTA Host (the host which receives the mail)

Regards
-- Franz
Sorry I'm not a native spaeker, I'm from Munich, Germany - &quot;Home of the Whopper&quot;, oh no, &quot;Home of the Oktoberfest&quot; ;-)
Solaris System Manager; I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years