[root@station1 ~]# yum install -y postfix*
[root@station1 ~]# vim /etc/postfix/main.cf
75 myhostname = station1.example.com
83 mydomain = example.com
99 myorigin = $mydomain
113 inet_interfaces = all
116 #inet_interfaces = localhost
165 mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
[root@station1 ~]# service postfix restart
Shutting down postfix: [ OK ]
Starting postfix: [ OK ]
[root@station1 ~]# mail
No mail for root
[root@station1 ~]# mail root@station1.example.com
Subject: test mail
hai root (after this press enter and ctrl+d dont type EOT like below)
EOT
[root@station1 ~]# mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.4 7/29/08. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/root": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 root Fri Apr 13 11:55 18/598 "test mail"
& 1
Message 1:
From root@example.com Fri Apr 13 11:55:36 2012
Return-Path: <root@example.com>
X-Original-To: root@station1.example.com
Delivered-To: root@station1.example.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:55:35 +0530
To: root@station1.example.com
Subject: test mail
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: root@example.com (root)
Status: R
hai root
&(press ctrl+d to exit)
[root@station1 ~]# mail ranjith@station1.example.com
Subject: testmail
hai ranjith...(after this press enter and ctrl+d dont type EOT like below)
EOT
[root@station1 ~]# su - ranjith
[ranjith@station1 ~]$ mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.4 7/29/08. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/ranjith": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 root Fri Apr 13 12:05 18/612 "testmail"
& 1
Message 1:
From root@example.com Fri Apr 13 12:05:54 2012
Return-Path: <root@example.com>
X-Original-To: ranjith@station1.example.com
Delivered-To: ranjith@station1.example.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:05:54 +0530
To: ranjith@station1.example.com
Subject: testmail
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: root@example.com (root)
Status: R
hai ranjith...
& R 1
To: root@example.com
Subject: Re: testmail
root@example.com (root) wrote:
> hai ranjith...
hai root i got your mail.
EOT
& d (to delete the mail) or s to save the mail in mbox
& q (quit)
[ranjith@station1 ~]$ exit
logout
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
[root@station1 ~]# mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.4 7/29/08. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/root": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 ranjith Fri Apr 13 12:07 24/780 "Re: testmail"
& 1
Message 1:
From ranjith@example.com Fri Apr 13 12:07:37 2012
Return-Path: <ranjith@example.com>
X-Original-To: root@example.com
Delivered-To: root@example.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:07:37 +0530
To: root@example.com
Subject: Re: testmail
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: ranjith@example.com (ranjith)
Status: R
root@example.com (root) wrote:
> hai ranjith...
hai root i got your mail.
& s (save the mail)
"/root/mbox" [New file] 26/802
& q
[root@station1 ~]# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg Documents install.log mbox Pictures Templates
Desktop Downloads install.log.syslog Music Public Videos
[root@station1 ~]# vim /etc/postfix/main.cf
75 myhostname = station1.example.com
83 mydomain = example.com
99 myorigin = $mydomain
113 inet_interfaces = all
116 #inet_interfaces = localhost
165 mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain
[root@station1 ~]# service postfix restart
Shutting down postfix: [ OK ]
Starting postfix: [ OK ]
[root@station1 ~]# mail
No mail for root
[root@station1 ~]# mail root@station1.example.com
Subject: test mail
hai root (after this press enter and ctrl+d dont type EOT like below)
EOT
[root@station1 ~]# mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.4 7/29/08. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/root": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 root Fri Apr 13 11:55 18/598 "test mail"
& 1
Message 1:
From root@example.com Fri Apr 13 11:55:36 2012
Return-Path: <root@example.com>
X-Original-To: root@station1.example.com
Delivered-To: root@station1.example.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:55:35 +0530
To: root@station1.example.com
Subject: test mail
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: root@example.com (root)
Status: R
hai root
&(press ctrl+d to exit)
[root@station1 ~]# mail ranjith@station1.example.com
Subject: testmail
hai ranjith...(after this press enter and ctrl+d dont type EOT like below)
EOT
[root@station1 ~]# su - ranjith
[ranjith@station1 ~]$ mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.4 7/29/08. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/ranjith": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 root Fri Apr 13 12:05 18/612 "testmail"
& 1
Message 1:
From root@example.com Fri Apr 13 12:05:54 2012
Return-Path: <root@example.com>
X-Original-To: ranjith@station1.example.com
Delivered-To: ranjith@station1.example.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:05:54 +0530
To: ranjith@station1.example.com
Subject: testmail
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: root@example.com (root)
Status: R
hai ranjith...
& R 1
To: root@example.com
Subject: Re: testmail
root@example.com (root) wrote:
> hai ranjith...
hai root i got your mail.
EOT
& d (to delete the mail) or s to save the mail in mbox
& q (quit)
[ranjith@station1 ~]$ exit
logout
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root
[root@station1 ~]# mail
Heirloom Mail version 12.4 7/29/08. Type ? for help.
"/var/spool/mail/root": 1 message 1 new
>N 1 ranjith Fri Apr 13 12:07 24/780 "Re: testmail"
& 1
Message 1:
From ranjith@example.com Fri Apr 13 12:07:37 2012
Return-Path: <ranjith@example.com>
X-Original-To: root@example.com
Delivered-To: root@example.com
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:07:37 +0530
To: root@example.com
Subject: Re: testmail
User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.4 7/29/08
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
From: ranjith@example.com (ranjith)
Status: R
root@example.com (root) wrote:
> hai ranjith...
hai root i got your mail.
& s (save the mail)
"/root/mbox" [New file] 26/802
& q
[root@station1 ~]# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg Documents install.log mbox Pictures Templates
Desktop Downloads install.log.syslog Music Public Videos
This is only basic postfix configuration,Could you please update this with most advance configuration.
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