manager59073...@shinedyoureyes.com wrote:
>
> I set up a shell script that periodically backs up web host's account
> using a crontab entry.
>
> So far so good and I even get a nice email from that script whenever
> the backup is complete.
>
> However, the email sent has the "From:" field set to
> @.serverNNN.com.
>
> Since I consider my web host's userid an important part of security
> (i.e. password is important, but if userid is known it is even easier
> to (illegally) break into the account.
>
> Is there a way to make cron send an email FROM a different email
> account?
>
> Ideally it should be existingemailacco...@mydomain.com
>
> Is this possible?
>
> If so, how?

Redirect all standard out to a log file. Near the end of the script,
call sendmail directly supplying the from line.

On Oct 13, 12:24*pm, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> manager59073...@shinedyoureyes.com wrote:
>
> > I set up a shell script that periodically backs up web host's account
> > using a crontab entry.
>
> > So far so good and I even get a nice email from that script whenever
> > the backup is complete.
>
> > However, the email sent has the "From:" field set to
> > @.serverNNN.com.
>
> > Since I consider my web host's userid an important part of security
> > (i.e. password is important, but if userid is known it is even easier
> > to (illegally) break into the account.
>
> > Is there a way to make cron send an email FROM a different email
> > account?
>
> > Ideally it should be existingemailacco...@mydomain.com
>
> > Is this possible?
>
> > If so, how?
>
> Redirect all standard out to a log file. *Near the end of the script,
> call sendmail directly supplying the from line.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I usually have the "To:", "Subject:" as the first lines in the log
file. Something like:

From: existingmailaccount@mydomain.com
-or-
From: MyNickName
can be added there or directly at the sendmail command as noted
elsewhere