send mails from the command prompt

                   send mails from command prompt

if you would like to send the mails from command prompt, then you have to install this setup in your local systems and servers also

#apt-get install heirloom-mailx

#apt-get install mailutils

#apt-get install ssmtp

Edit the configuration file as shown below

#vim /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

comment all the lines in the file then after enter the below data

root=yourmailid@gmail.com.com

mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:25

hostname=sandeep

AuthUser=youremailid@gmail.com

AuthPass=*********  (password of the mail id account)

UseSTARTTLS=yes

UseTLS=yes

FromLineOverride=YES

:wq!

Then go to the configuration file from which account you would like send the mails

#vim /etc/ssmtp/revaliases

root:yourmailid@gmail.com:smtp.exleaz.com:25

:wq

Then in this configuration file give your account name

#vim /var/mail/account_name

root

:wq

after this test by sending a mail like this

#echo "hi how are you" | mail -s 'test' maild id which you want to send the mail

then the meaasge will be delivered to your account