Background: ========= I am a complete newbie in linux but have been using bash for some scripting. Functionality trying to achieve ====================== I am trying to run a cron scheduler to run a job and to automatically email me! Problems ======= The cron job executes perfectly but the email functionality does'nt work. Here is my config ============= /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf ================= mailhub=smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com AuthUser=username AuthPass=mypassword FromLineOverride=YES [EMAIL PROTECTED],net rewriteDomain=sbcglobal.yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] usr/sbin/sendmail is a symbolic link to /usr/sbin/ssmtp Symtoms ======= 1. dead.letter found in home/owner 2. /var/log/cron.log has sendmail: 530 authentication required...message Can somebody help me to fix this problem. I am assuming symbolic link to ssmtp for sendmail is fine! Help please Thanks SK
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