On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 7:17 AM, elrich
<backuppc-forum AT backupcentral DOT com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm using backupPC for some weeks now it works!
> I'm now trying to send e-mails but it doesn't work...
> I tried to install nbsmtp but when I tried it said that there was already 
> postfix installed (without a main.cf though).
> I did a : cp /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.debian /etc/postfix/main.cf   to have 
> a main.cf file for postfix and installed mailutils librairies.
> When I do a ./BackupPC_sendEmail - u user AT gmail DOT com I recieve the test 
> mail but I don't get any from backupPC (even if backPC is awake and the last 
> backup didn't work).
> Here is the configuration
> EMailFromUserName : backuppc
> EMailAdminUserName :USER1
> EMailNotifyMinDays : 0
> et the reste is blank
> In /etc/aliases I added the alias : USER1 : toto AT gmail DOT com
>
> I don't understand why it doesn't work since the ./BackupPC_sendEmail does.

You should see activity in /var/log/messages if it has attempted to
send mail.  You might find some error has prevented delivery.  Most
systems will not accept email unless the 'From:' address has a domain
that DNS will resolve.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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