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How do I email from my router? I have Olegs firmware version 1.9.2.7-5a installed on my router. In earlier releases (1.7.x I believe it was) sendmail was installed but I cannot find it any more. What happened to sendmail? Is there another email client available?
Try mini_sendmail.
B.
..or you could try with esmtp.
esmtp can be installed using ipkg :
You should place a config ( esmtprc ) file in your /opt/etc directory :Code:ipkg install esmtp
where smtp.isp.com should be your ISP smtp server.Code:hostname = smtp.isp.com:25
username = "user"
password = "password"
User + password are only important if your ISP smtp server requires this.
now you can use /opt/sbin/sendmail as you would normally use sendmail on your localhost.
some mail servers with TTL might require adding "starttls required" into the esmtprc :)
I've installed according your tutorial. Installation fine, but when I try to send something like:Quote:
Originally Posted by macsat
I do not get prompt back. When I try to exit with Ctrl-Z get an error message:Code:$ echo "Test Message" | sendmail user@domain.com -f user@domain.com
Tryed to remove and install again. Doesn't help.Code:[1] + CPU time limit exceeded echo "Test Message" | ...
Could anybody help?
Thanks.
May be it is normal behavior on pressing Ctrl-Z (stop job), but nevertheless esmtp doesn't work.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiewer
Now tryed with port 587 instead of port 465 and there is some update on my problem with esmtp and gmail.com (google) account:
with /opt/etc/esmtprc (doesn't matter whether starttls = enabled or required):
result:Code:hostname = smtp.gmail.com:587
username = "xxxxxxx.x@gmail.com"
password = "xxxxxxx"
starttls = enabled
and with following /opt/etc/esmtprc:Code:$ echo "Test Message" | /opt/sbin/sendmail xxxxxxxx.x@gmail.com
Invalid peer certificate (error 20)
0 (null)
xxxxxxxx.x@gmail.com: 0 (null)
result:Code:hostname = smtp.gmail.com:587
identity = "xxx@xxxxx.xxx"
username = "xxxxxxx.x@gmail.com"
password = "xxxxxx"
starttls = enabled
and no emails arrive to google.Code:$ echo "Test Message" | /opt/sbin/sendmail xxxxxxxx.x@gmail.com
0 (null)
xxxxxxxx.x@gmail.com: 0 (null)
I've also found in Internet an advice to use stunnel especially for getting working esmtp with google account, but may be there is a more simple solution?
Exactly same problem as you described. Do you have solved it?Quote:
Originally Posted by kiewer
There is no need to install any package for sending mail. There is utility in Oleg firmware called mini_sendmail which can send simple mail messages.
Code:usage: mini_sendmail [-f<name>] [-t] [-s<server>] [-T<timeout>] [-v] [address ...]
Great! I will try it.Quote:
Originally Posted by oleo
Tried it. Working perfectly, but I dont know how to set the subject, sender name and recipients addresses...Quote:
Originally Posted by oleo
...sends the e-mail with blank subject, sender is address@domain.com and recipients are undisclosed-recipients:;Code:echo "huhu" | mini_sendmail -fmyrouter -smysmtpserver.com address@domain.com
What to do???
What sre the arguments? What is myrouter and waht is mysmtpserver?Quote:
Originally Posted by likeapear
Does that mean you have to have an email server/smtp server installed on the router?
If so, how does it send webcam alerts then whithout the WAN connected?
where -e option in echo interprets special \n character as a newline. The -f option in mini_sendmail does not seem to be used at all.Code:echo -e "From: test@test.com\nSubject: this is the subject\nReply-to: reply@server.com\nHere goes the mail body" | mini_sendmail -fnotused@ -ssmtp.server.com recipient@testide.com
-f option is used when talking to SMTP server. It should be a valid username to bypass antispam and other filters.
If no -f arguments are given admin@hostname is used and this is not a valid domain for most SMTP servers.
Quote:
mini_sendmail(8) mini_sendmail(8)
NAME
mini_sendmail - accept email on behalf of real sendmail
SYNOPSIS
mini_sendmail [-f<name>] [-t] [-s<server>] [-T<timeout>] [-v] address
...
DESCRIPTION
With no flags, mini_sendmail reads its standard input up to an end-of-
file and sends a copy of the message found there to all of the
addresses listed.
The message is sent by connecting to a local SMTP server. This means
mini_sendmail can be used to send email from inside a chroot(2) area.
-f Set the name of the "from" person (i.e. the sender of the mail).
-t Read message for recipients. To:, Cc:, and Bcc: lines will be
scanned for recipient addresses. The Bcc: line will be deleted
before transmission.
-s Specify the the SMTP server to use. Without this it uses local-
host.
-T Specify timeout - defaults to one minute.
-v Verbose mode - show the conversation with the SMTP server.
SEE ALSO
sendmail(8)
AUTHOR
Copyright © 1999 by Jef Poskanzer <jef@acme.com>. All rights reserved.
12 July 2001 mini_sendmail(8)
Thanx for the reply. I got it finally working. Though I am trying to send myself email when router restarts that means I set the destination email address and the email address after the -f option to the same (my own address).
When I get the message from my mail account and view it in my mail client the "Message from" field is empty. But I guess that is done by the mail server as it (as I suppose) does this automatically for mails that are sent from and to the same address.
Thanx for your help and for explaining the parameters :)
I still can't get - how authentication's done? Or should I look for an smtp serv over internet which does not require authentication? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by sodb
btw, trying to get logrotate working - probably shouldn't and everything's already done? :-)
SMTP uses no authentication.
Just use addresses of a server where you have an email account. The server should not be spam protected with grey listing or something similar.
I believe this is not correct. As far as I'm concerned smtp protocol does not HAVE authentication feature, which does not mean it does not require to do it. Some servers (like mail.ru) require a user to login to pop3 server first, and some require starttsl (like gmail.com). Correct me if I'm wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by oleo
anyway, I tried just what you recommend, and can't send a message and if I turn on verbose servers tell me that I have to do with authentication.
pop3 is not smtp. pop3 is for fetching mail only. Basic smtp uses no authentication. Reasonable servers only accept mail for their domains. If TLS is used or some filtering is ongoing on server, I recommend to create account on some free mail server and configure mail forwarding.
Believe it or not - didn't know that :-) Thanks a lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by oleo
What kind of command in script should I use to send info about lack of power (router's restart)? I have running sendmail very well. I need to know only command for that.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarex
Code:echo -e "From: test@test.com\nSubject: this is the subject\nReply-to: reply@server.com\nHere goes the mail body" | mini_sendmail -fnotused@ -ssmtp.server.com recipient@testide.com
Entire form i know very well. I need to know only command to use in script to send info about router's restart and how to tell CRON to start script after restart of router? Is "-fnotused@" the one? Looks strange...I do not get it.
I use esmtp and sendmail command (in script) instead of mini-sendmail. I am able to add a topic to email etc.
Put a script in cron.5mins that cheks uptime and if it is less than 5 mins, run mini_sendmail. I'm not a guru who can write a script just like that, but I presume this is very simple, one conditional command call. I don't have linux at my hands right now, so you're on you're own...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarex
Thx m8. That is a good point to build a script with uptime. I am not script guru either but will try make one for my own purpose. ;)
Finally I made it. It works superb!
Hi
I want to send email when router is powered on. I put this line in my post-mount script
Post-mount is OK and is exectable. Problem is that mail is not send. But when I put this line manualy via telnet console it works.Code:/opt/sbin/sendmail sendto@gmail.com -f myemail@gmail.com < /tmp/harddisk/mimofile
So where can I see logs of post-boot to get what goes wrong.
add >> /tmp/startup.log 2>&1 at the end of commands you wish to debug. eg.
and alsoCode:/opt/sbin/sendmail sendto@gmail.com -f myemail@gmail.com < /tmp/harddisk/mimofile > /tmp/startup.log 2>&1
after command in question.Quote:
echo "mini_sendmail status $?" >> /tmp/startup.log"
What about post-firewall?
This is not working for me
Post-firewall is never executed. Don't know why
Router is in access point mode
no post-firewall in AP mode!
As I undrestand, I am not able to use post-firewall when in AP mode.
But post-mount & post-boot are not usable for programs which uses network
So what should I do. I just need to run program after router is configured.
Maby cron can be hacked somehow
(sleep 30; mini_sendmail ....) &
Thanks, I installed esmtp and created a simlinkQuote:
Originally Posted by dccharacter
ln -s /opt/bin/esmtp /opt/sbin/sendmail
and with this line
echo -e "From: myname@gmail.com\nSubject: this is the subject\nReply-to: myname@gmail.com\nHere goes the mail body" | sendmail -myname@ -ssmtp.gmail.com myname@gmail.com
I have got this responce-Failed to parse headers
and with this line-
/opt/bin/esmtp mymail@gmail.com -f mymail@gmail.com
I have such repy-
0 (null)
mymail@gmail.com: 0 (null)
Any idea?
Did you get the mailserver working? I'm also looking for a mailserver on the Asus WL500g. Is there any good and simple howto?
Hi lads,
I'm looking for "router logs to email" script so just checking if somebody got sending mails from RT-N16 on Oleg's firmware working?
If so please share your knowledge.
Thank you in advance
krajicek