> -----Original Message----- > From: CentOS <centos-bounces at centos.org> On Behalf Of Fred Smith > Sent: den 29 oktober 2018 03:23 > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Setting up sendmail to mail system messages on > CentOS 6 and 7 > > On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 10:38:10AM +0900, マスターズ・イアン wrote: > > On 2018/10/27 21:00, centos-request at centos.org wrote: > > >I've previously configured sendmail to send system messages on selected > > >servers running CentOS 6. Usually they just kinda' work out of the box. No > > >problems to speak of. > > > > > >However most of my CentOS 7-servers are rather flakey when it comes to > > >sendmail. Most of the time they just won't send mails for whatever > reason. > > >Further, most of the time I can get it working, it's usually about a > > >firewall rule not set, the firewall not having been reloaded or some simple > > >such. > > > > Another thing to try would be Postfix. I've always found that very easy to > use and also requires almost no configuration: > > https://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_7&p=mail&f=1 (on > the same site, a lot of very useful CentOS7 info) > > > > Usually for local servers, all I do is: > > 1. Add root alias in /etc/aliases > > 2. Run 'newaliases' > > 3. Send test mail: > > echo "test from `hostname`" | mail -s 'mail test' me at address > > > > That's all. > > > > ian > > Probably not helpful, but I run a home mailserver, always used sendmail. > Spent 15 years slowly accumulating a functioning sendmail.mc. When I > bring up a new system I just carry over the sendmail.mc, compile it, > restart sendmail and voila. EL7 was no different than EL6 in that regard. Thanks, that actually helps for starters. No difference then. -- //Sorin