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dev:email [2022/10/24 22:54] – [The easiest option: using a localhost email address and mutt] sandbergja | dev:email [2023/10/19 09:47] (current) – [The easiest option: using a localhost email address and mutt] add mutt troubleshooting tip sandbergja | ||
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- As the root user (or with sudo): install mutt (apt-get install mutt) | - As the root user (or with sudo): install mutt (apt-get install mutt) | ||
+ | - As opensrf, run the `mutt` command, and make sure you get an inbox without a warning. | ||
- As root, make sure that sendmail is running (`service sendmail start` and `service sendmail status`) | - As root, make sure that sendmail is running (`service sendmail start` and `service sendmail status`) | ||
- Set the recipient email address to opensrf@localhost (for example, if you are testing a message sent to patrons, set your test patron' | - Set the recipient email address to opensrf@localhost (for example, if you are testing a message sent to patrons, set your test patron' | ||
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[[https:// | [[https:// | ||
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+ | For testing with live data, exim makes it easy to rewrite recipients, so you can prevent test emails from being sent to real email addresses. | ||
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+ | Look for the " | ||
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+ | Docs are at : https:// | ||
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+ | Something like this sends all mail to a local address. | ||
+ | ##Send all messages to root@localhost | ||
+ | *@* root@localhost Tbct | ||
===== Option 3: postfix ===== | ===== Option 3: postfix ===== | ||
If you have access to your postfix production configuration, | If you have access to your postfix production configuration, | ||
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+ | For those running a test server with live data that want to test email without worrying about accidentally emailing real people, one method is to force all email delivery to one local account. | ||
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