HP Pay per use (PPU) manual Data Transfer by email, # /usr/bin/mailq

4.5.2 Data Transfer by email

If the Utility Meter is configured to use email as the data transport method, use the following procedure to verify that email is correctly configured and that connection from the Utility Meter to HP is operational.

1.On the Utility Meter, log in as root.

2.Execute the following sendmail command:

#/usr/bin/su umeter –c `/usr/bin/echo date` \ /usr/sbin/sendmail –v email_address

Specify an email_address of an HP person. You should see output that is similar to the following display:

e-mail_address... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...

220 hostname.domain.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.8/8.11.6; Mon, 14 Dec 2006 11:35:20 -0500

>>> EHLO hostname.domain.com

250-hostname.domain.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you

250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES

250-PIPELINING

250-8BITMIME

250-SIZE

250-DSN

250-ETRN

250-AUTH GSSAPI

250-DELIVERBY

250 HELP

>>> MAIL From: AUTH=e-mail_address

250 2.1.0 < e-mail_address >... Sender ok

>>>RCPT To:< e-mail_address >

>>>DATA

250 2.1.5 < e-mail_address >... Recipient ok

354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself

>>> .

250 2.0.0 h6EGZKFd018880 Message accepted for delivery e-mail_address... Sent (h6EGZKFd018880 Message accepted for delivery) Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]

>>> QUIT

221 2.0.0 hostname.domain.com closing connection

3.Wait for the email to arrive. The email: comes from umeter@your_company.com , has a blank Subject line, and contains a timestamp from the Utility Meter in the body of the email message. If the email arrives, then email to HP is configured correctly on the Utility Meter and the test is successful. If the email does not arrive, continue with the following steps.

4.Inspect the mail queue:

# /usr/bin/mailq

		Mail Queue (1 request)
--Q-ID--	--Size	-- -----Q-Time-----	------------Sender/Recipient------------
BAA08723*	1060	Mon Sep 18 01:01	root
			happy@my.company.com (Beta Alpha)
			sad@my.company.com	(One Two)

The mail queue should be empty within 15 minutes after the email was sent in Step 2. If email messages accumulate in the mail queue, the sendmail configuration is incorrect and must be fixed. Contact the Utility Meter's site HP-UX system administrator for help on this.

5.If email masquerading is required, verify that email masquerading is operational. SeeVerifying email Masquerading for details.

The output should indicate that umeter is masqueraded in all cases.

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