# preconfigure nullmailer debconf-set-selections <<\EOF nullmailer shared/mailname string YOUR_HOST_NAME nullmailer nullmailer/relayhost string YOUR_SMTP_HOST smtp --auth-login --user=YOUR_SMTP_USER --pass=YOUR_SMTP_PASS EOF # install nullmailer apt-get install -y nullmailer # configure mailname echo "YOUR_DOMAIN" > /etc/mailname # send test email echo "This is a test message from ${USER}@${HOSTNAME} at $(date)" | sendmail YOU@YOUR_MAIL.COM # ToDo: send mail with subject? -F Set the full name of the sender for example info@example.com echo "Subject: Testing" | sendmail ... # reconfigure echo "YOUR_DOMAIN.com" > /etc/mailname echo "smtp YOUR_SMTP_SERVER --auth-login --user=SMTP_USER --pass=SMTP_PASS" > /etc/nullmailer/remotes