[NTLUG:Discuss] Configuring emailed reports

[Rev. wRy]

Rick Matthews wrote:

> I would like to configure the server so that system-generated email
> uses the smtp of an external email account, instead of holding it,
> waiting for me to remember to check my "server mail". Would that
> be difficult to set up? Could someone give me a couple of sentences
> of what needs to be done?

Why not just point the system mail to use an external address in 
/etc/aliases?  ie - if the system mail is going to root, have an alias 
set up for root pointing to an external account:

# Person who should get root's mail
root:           someaccount at someisp.com

> Thanks in advance!
> Rick Matthews

Ry
(and then run newaliases)