Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I'm going to try Les Mikesell's suggestion first. It looks like the simplest thing to do. If that works, I might try Bob Chiodini's FAQ link. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Wilson <cannewilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, May 25, 2007 2:12 pm Subject: Re: mail forwarding problem To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > On Friday 25 May 2007, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Friday 25 May 2007, zephod@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > So do I need to look at configuring sendmail? From what I've read on > > > this list, that's not the easiest thing to do. > > > > Postfix.sendmail is easier to configure, though I've never done it for use > > with a company network. Of course that means installing and configuring > > postfix, but the config files are helpfully commented. > > > > Basically you have to write a transport map file that tells it what to do > > with local traffic and what to do with external messages. On a home LAN it > > would look something like > > > Correction (must keep fingers un-twisted :-) ) > > lydgate.lan smtp:[borg.lydgate.lan] > .lydgate.lan smtp:[borg.lydgate.lan] > * smtp:[smtp.mailbox.co.uk] > > > > That is, send local mail to the smtp server on the server box. Send > > everything else to my ISP's smtp server. > > > > When you've discovered the names you need to put in there, you > run 'postmap > > transport', and you're away. > > > > Finally you have to tell the system to use postfix.sendmail instead of > > sendmail. There's a small utility that helps here. I can't remember > > exactly, but it's something like mail-agent-switcher. I'm sure someone > > will give you the correct name. > > > > Anne
