Using Sendmail with MS Exchange

[Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]]

You still need to get the mail *off* your *nix host.  That will require an
MTA.  By definition, any software designed to move mail from one server to
another is a Mail Transfer Agent.  If your *nix MTA is misconfigured, don't
expect mail to necessarily start flowing the way you hope.  If you're
conversant in perl, you could write a basic script to redirect your mail
output directly to your Exchange server.  Your perl script then becomes the
MTA.

Caveat (if you write your own script to pass directly through to another
server):  If you don't write the necessary exception handlers, you could end
up dropping messages on the floor.  So, you can reinvent the wheel, or
install/configure a proper MTA.  ;)

jc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Nilsson [mailto:marcus.nilsson at cannondale.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:19 PM
> To: Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Using Sendmail with MS Exchange
> 
> 
> I am not looking for a replacing the MTA, I want to use the exchange 
> server as MTA (not the sendmail installation on localhost). Ill check 
> out these replacements as well though.
> 
> Marcus
> 
> Carroll, Jim P [Contractor] wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps pine can do that, but I was reading the mutt FAQ 
> last week, and they
> > explicity say that mutt is an MUA, not an MTA.
> > 
> > But to save you folks some time, check out these Sendmail 
> replacements:
> > 
> > mini_sendmail:
> > http://freshmeat.net/projects/mini_sendmail/?topic_id=28
> > 
> > nullmailer:
> > http://freshmeat.net/projects/nullmailer/?topic_id=32
> > 
> > Hope one of these does the trick for you.
> > 
> > jc
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Marcus Nilsson [mailto:marcus.nilsson at cannondale.com]
> >>Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:58 PM
> >>To: Robertson, Brown; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> >>Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Using Sendmail with MS Exchange
> >>
> >>
> >>I am having the same problem. I have given up on tweaking sendmail, 
> >>instead im trying to use Mutt for sending mail from command 
> >>line since 
> >>Mutt can use another MTA that localhost. I know that Pine can 
> >>send mail 
> >>from command line as well (and I have successfully done so). 
> >>I know that 
> >>this principle will work but I have not had the time to 
> configure it 
> >>yet. Anyone using this way or any other solution involving 
> >>sending mail 
> >>via an exchange server, please share your experiences ;)
> >>
> >>/ Marcus
> >>
> >>
> >>Robertson, Brown wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I realize this isn?t an explicit Nagios issue, but perhaps 
> >>>
> >>due to it?s 
> >>
> >>>implicit nature, I can get some help from you pros. I?m 
> >>>
> >>trying to use 
> >>
> >>>nagios to send notifications using sendmail. My problem is 
> >>>
> >>that I need 
> >>
> >>>these messages sent to our MS Exchange 2000 server which 
> >>>
> >>functions as 
> >>
> >>>the companies? major MTA and communications server. Does 
> >>>
> >>anyone know any 
> >>
> >>>links that might have some tips on how to properly 
> >>>
> >>configure sendmail.cf 
> >>
> >>>in this configuration? Or are there perhaps any better 
> >>>
> >>ideas? Thanks in 
> >>
> >>>advance.
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>Brown Robertson
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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