Hi N! If you really need an SMTP server running, I can highly recommend postfix. Otherwise, set up the mailhost correctly and use the mailx programm. e.g. for an empty message mailx -v -s test_email John.Doe@mailinglist.net </dev/null -v to see all the messages. But maybe I misunderstood your question and you just want to read the mails? Generally the mails are stored under /var/mail/<user>, you can easily read them be entering the command "mail" You'll see the mail list. Just type the number and you have the content. Regards, Michael -----Original Message----- From: netsec novice [mailto:netsec9@hotmail.com] Sent: Dienstag, 7. Januar 2003 22:03 To: syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu Subject: [syslog-ng]sending mail I am a linux newbie - sorry. I already have an SMTP server on my network. Can I use mail from within syslog-ng to send messages to my account for alerting purposes without configuring a full blown mail server on my linux box? I don't know if there is a default SMTP client on linux (SuSE 8.1) or how to configure it. any help is appreciated N _____ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months <http://g.msn.com/8HMEEN/2018> _______________________________________________ syslog-ng maillist - syslog-ng@lists.balabit.hu https://lists.balabit.hu/mailman/listinfo/syslog-ng Frequently asked questions at http://www.campin.net/syslog-ng/faq.html