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MAILTO in crontab

My MTA is ssmtp. In crontab I have set the MAILTO line to my email address. What is the actual command that the MAILTO line triggers? Is it possible to modify it? I actually need to start ssmtp as ...
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Can't get crontab to work as expected

I want to do a daily backup of my home directory by executing the following script (I can write to /home): #!/bin/sh -e cd /home ls -l rm -f silbar.tar.gz echo "starting tar" ...
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Executing a bash script and call python script via crontab

I have exactly the same problem : https://askubuntu.com/a/117989/1012849 What i don't understand it's how to specify path of SHELL=/bin/sh Because i can't move my script from : /home/ubuntu/folder/...
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Exim not able to listen on port 465 or 587 for TLS connection

I am configuring Exim on a Ubuntu server to send and receive mails via TLS. Followed many guides which shows on how to configure Exim with TLS but still my Exim doesn't listen on 465 or 587 Exim ...
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CronJob Not working 16.04 with Python3

I have added cronjob -e with below- * * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/test.py But the cronjob is failing everytime. I can test the script while running normally and its working fine. The cron ...
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Cron not running jobs - No MTA installed

I am a completely newbie in Ubuntu/Linux. I am trying to get some scheduled tasks, but no success until now. I am running Ubuntu 16.04 I am trying to use cron to fix the brightness of the screen. I ...
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How to Identify existing MTA on my Ubuntu server?

I am a beginner for Ubuntu Server and have very little knowledge about it. We have a running instance of Nagios Core from a production server TEST-1 (Ubuntu 14.04.2). It was set up before i joined ...
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Postfix - SMTP mail delivery failed with "Connection timed out" error

I have installed postfix mail server in ubuntu machine. I am facing some issues with the mail sending to other domain mail servers (Google, Yahoo, Outlook...). I am using virtual domain to send the ...
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CRON @reboot vncserver?

Is there any reason per-user cronjobs running vncserver @reboot wouldn't run? When I reboot the machine and look into /var/log/syslog, I see the jobs being run, then cron saying (CRON) info (No MTA ...
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Postfix suggests a bunch of other packages on install.What are they and should I install them?

Postfix suggests these packages on install: procmail postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap postfix-pcre sasl2-bin dovecot-common postfix-cdb postfix-doc I know what procmail and dovecot are. It's ...
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spamassassin does not honour local.cf

I updated my /etc/spamassassin/local.cf spamassassin file to update some score rules. However, even after restarting spamassassin (via service), the new score are not shown in spam emails. In fact, ...
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Simplest MTA mail setup for a desktop to receive (ana)cron emails

Ubuntu (12.04 LTS) doesn't seem to install any sort of mailer by default. Everybody seems to recommend installing Postfix. I am familiar with Postfix, which I use on several "real" servers. But it ...
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Postfix on laptop instead of Mail Client?

I'd like to send and receive emails via shell, preferably reading and writing with VIM. Do I understand the internet correctly that I should install postfix or exim on my laptop and connect it somehow ...
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Which's better for WINE?

I have a little question: Which version of Ubuntu works better with WINE? The actual version (13.04) or LTS? (12.04) Because I'd like to play MTA San Andreas in Linux and the most of people says I ...
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what does php use if multiple MTAs are installed?

I'm just wondering what happens if I have sendmail installed, and subsequently installed postfix, what will php use when I use the mail command? Will having 2 MTAs installed cause any other problems?...
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Depends: exim vs mail-transport-agent

I am creating a .deb installation package for our software, which depends on a valid SMTP server being installed. Currently the control file states: Depends: mail-transport-agent However one Debian ...
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How do I configure exim4 to send mail through a password protected ssl smtp mail server?

I'd like my cronjobs to be able to send mail from my home computer. My servers configure exim4 like this: dc_eximconfig_configtype='internet' dc_other_hostnames='' dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1' ...
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Ubuntu Server, Exim4 and Spam Lists

I have a Ubuntu Server with Exim4 MTA. Everything is running OK. I must integrate Spam Lists, in Exim4. How can I integrate Spam Lists with Exim4? One of the Spam List i want to integrate is from ...
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Lightweight local mail transfer agent

I'd like to have a very lightweight and easy mail transfer agent on my server. The only purpose of this MTA is to buffer outgoing email messages locally and forward them to ISP's mail servers. What ...
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Did Ubuntu move from installing an MTA by default to not installing an MTA by default?

I recently set up a new computer with Ubuntu 11.04 amd64, set up as a desktop. I hadn't got around to setting up an email client to read system mail, and I was curious what unread mail might have ...
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Easy way to forward all email

Is there an easy way to install a MTA on Ubuntu and forward all email to a different remote email box? Only want to forward local email and looking for something dead simple. Thank you! ...
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How to configure mail server to report a hostname distinct from server name [closed]

I have a VPS set up with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid running exim4 as the MTA. The machine name itself is something easily recognizable to us (in this case, 'Fermat'), but the machine itself is responsible ...
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