[Asterisk-Users] Voicemail message as e-mail attachment

[Dan]

Hi Simon,

> No, but many mail servers check that the email address you use is
> "valid". Valid has several meanings, but probably means that the
> _sending_ address you use should be "deliverable" and is in a real
> domain.
I know that, but how can I change the sender address?
Even if I put it in the voicemail.conf file in serveremail parameter, still
the mail is send as root at mycomputer.mydomain.ro

> If you use Asterisk _entirely_ in your company this may not
> be necessary, but otherwise you are going to cause yourself real
> trouble if you don't use a "real address".
The mail must be send outside, to another mail account.

>
> Perhaps this should be stated more clearly in the voicemail.conf?
>
It seems that this is not enough.

> "sendmail" (the sendmail MTA) isn't required to send email. What is
> required is a sendmail compatible binary at /usr/sbin/sendmail.
I understand now.

> Writing a mail server is not as easy as you might think. Better leave
> to a program dedicated to this task, though it doesn't have to
> specifically be sendmail (inspite of the binary's name).
Ok.


Thankls,
Dan