mailFrom¶

Defines the sender email address placed in outgoing messages from ommail.

This parameter applies to ommail: Mail Output Module.

Name:: mailFrom
Scope:: input
Type:: word
Default:: input=none
Required?:: yes
Introduced:: 8.5.0

Description¶

This mandatory parameter defines the email address used as the sender. It will appear in the From: header of the email.

Input usage¶

module(load="ommail")
action(
    type="ommail"
    server="mail.example.net"
    port="25"
    mailFrom="rsyslog@example.net"
    mailTo="operator@example.net"
)

Legacy names (for reference)¶

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

$ActionMailFrom — maps to mailFrom (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also ommail: Mail Output Module.

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