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So I've installed mailx but I'm unable to get it to send an e-mail. I do the following:

mailx -s "Test"

To: myemail@email.com

Cc:

"This is a test."

CTRL-D (does not work)

CTRL-D does nothing. It's supposed to end the body and fire off the e-mail, but does not seem to be doing anything.

Here's my /etc/hosts file. I'm not sure if this is correct.

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop.

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

Any suggestions on what's causing the issue?

Thanks

linux ubuntu mailx

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  Are you in fact typing the string "CTRL-D", or are you pressing Ctrl and d together (which is what you should be doing). I believe typing a lone dot on a line also ends the message.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
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So I've installed mailx but I'm unable to get it to send an e-mail. I do the following:

mailx -s "Test"

To: myemail@email.com

Cc:

"This is a test."

CTRL-D (does not work)

CTRL-D does nothing. It's supposed to end the body and fire off the e-mail, but does not seem to be doing anything.

Here's my /etc/hosts file. I'm not sure if this is correct.

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop.

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

Any suggestions on what's causing the issue?

Thanks

linux ubuntu mailx

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asked Jul 22 '15 at 15:47

Andrew HummelAndrew Hummel

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bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 4 hours ago

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  Are you in fact typing the string "CTRL-D", or are you pressing Ctrl and d together (which is what you should be doing). I believe typing a lone dot on a line also ends the message.
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  Nov 7 '18 at 12:23
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

So I've installed mailx but I'm unable to get it to send an e-mail. I do the following:

mailx -s "Test"

To: myemail@email.com

Cc:

"This is a test."

CTRL-D (does not work)

CTRL-D does nothing. It's supposed to end the body and fire off the e-mail, but does not seem to be doing anything.

Here's my /etc/hosts file. I'm not sure if this is correct.

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop.

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

Any suggestions on what's causing the issue?

Thanks

linux ubuntu mailx

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mailx -s "Test"

To: myemail@email.com

Cc:

"This is a test."

CTRL-D (does not work)

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop.

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

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Change /etc/hosts to this:

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop. vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

When the smtp connection to Gmail times out, you misconfigured the smtp server data in your MTA configuration (like sendmail, exim or postfix). Be aware that the gmail smtp server to not support smtp connections to port 25 and without encryption.

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edited Jul 22 '15 at 17:58

answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

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  So that allowed the CTRL-D to work, but I never received an e-mail.
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 16:32
  

  
  
  
  


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  My mailq has the below messages in it.
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 17:05
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  MTA Queue status... /var/spool/mqueue (8 requests) -----Q-ID----- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------------Sender/Recipient------ ----- t6MH143q002470* 11 Wed Jul 22 17:01 <root@localhost> <myemail@gmail.com> t6MGUFWa002231* 5 Wed Jul 22 16:30 <vagrant@localhost> (Deferred: Connection timed out with alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.goo) <myemail@gmail.com>
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 17:07
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Change /etc/hosts to this:

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop. vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

When the smtp connection to Gmail times out, you misconfigured the smtp server data in your MTA configuration (like sendmail, exim or postfix). Be aware that the gmail smtp server to not support smtp connections to port 25 and without encryption.

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edited Jul 22 '15 at 17:58

answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

Jodka LemonJodka Lemon

2,503534

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So that allowed the CTRL-D to work, but I never received an e-mail.
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 16:32
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  My mailq has the below messages in it.
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 17:05
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  MTA Queue status... /var/spool/mqueue (8 requests) -----Q-ID----- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------------Sender/Recipient------ ----- t6MH143q002470* 11 Wed Jul 22 17:01 <root@localhost> <myemail@gmail.com> t6MGUFWa002231* 5 Wed Jul 22 16:30 <vagrant@localhost> (Deferred: Connection timed out with alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.goo) <myemail@gmail.com>
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 17:07
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Change /etc/hosts to this:

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop. vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

When the smtp connection to Gmail times out, you misconfigured the smtp server data in your MTA configuration (like sendmail, exim or postfix). Be aware that the gmail smtp server to not support smtp connections to port 25 and without encryption.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 22 '15 at 17:58

answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

Jodka LemonJodka Lemon

2,503534

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So that allowed the CTRL-D to work, but I never received an e-mail.
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 16:32
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  My mailq has the below messages in it.
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 17:05
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  MTA Queue status... /var/spool/mqueue (8 requests) -----Q-ID----- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------------Sender/Recipient------ ----- t6MH143q002470* 11 Wed Jul 22 17:01 <root@localhost> <myemail@gmail.com> t6MGUFWa002231* 5 Wed Jul 22 16:30 <vagrant@localhost> (Deferred: Connection timed out with alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.goo) <myemail@gmail.com>
  
  – Andrew Hummel
  Jul 22 '15 at 17:07
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Change /etc/hosts to this:

127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop. vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

When the smtp connection to Gmail times out, you misconfigured the smtp server data in your MTA configuration (like sendmail, exim or postfix). Be aware that the gmail smtp server to not support smtp connections to port 25 and without encryption.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 22 '15 at 17:58

answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

Jodka LemonJodka Lemon

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127.0.0.1      localhost localhost. hp-laptop hp-laptop. vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64

10.XXX.X.XXX   hp-laptop.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 22 '15 at 17:58

answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

Jodka LemonJodka Lemon

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answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

Jodka LemonJodka Lemon

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answered Jul 22 '15 at 16:17

Jodka LemonJodka Lemon

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