Re: How does Cron send email?
Grok Mogger writes:
> I have read the cron manpage. I understand what cron mails and under
> what conditions it mails it, what I don't understand is HOW it mails it.
Most likely it uses the 'sendmail' command, which all MTAs provide.
> Are you telling me that if I set my MAILTO entry to something like
> 'Joe.Person@gmail.com', that's actually going to send legitimate Internet
> mail to Joe at his gmail account?
If you have your MTA properly configured, yes.
> I find that hard to believe.
Why?
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John Hasler
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