Configuring applications to use
extsmail is typically easy. This page aims to make the process even easier by recording how to configure different applications to use
extsmail.
Contributions of configuration options for programs not listed on this page are always welcome.
mail / mailx
Set the
sendmail environment variable before executing
mail /
mailx e.g.:
$ sendmail=/usr/local/bin/extsmail mail
...
$
mutt
The
sendmail option in your
muttrc needs to be updated to e.g.:
set sendmail="/usr/local/bin/extsmail -oem -oi"
pine / alpine
The
sendmail-path option in your
pinerc needs to be updated to e.g.:
sendmail-path=/usr/local/bin/extsmail -oem -oi