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On Thursday 26 Jun 2014 03:15:54 Dale wrote: |
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> Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> >> I have to say, I dread setting up a mail server about as bad as I dread |
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> >> going to the Doctor. It's just something I really don't want to add to |
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> >> my system unless I have to. |
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> > Which is why I suggesting something like ssmtp, which you can't call a |
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> > server, it just forwards. Often the only configuration needed is changing |
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> > one line in ssmtp.conf, to the address of your ISP's mail server. |
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> > That's it, now any program can send mail using sendmail and it just goes |
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> > to your ISP mailbox. |
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> I like this part: |
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> "Extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a Mailhub" |
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> ^^^^^ That part right up there. :-D That may be a new thread, if |
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> needed. |
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Try this basic setup in your /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf: |
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root=dale@×××××.com #Change to your preferred email address |
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mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465 #Could also use port 587 for STARTTLS |
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rewriteDomain=dales_smoker.shack #Something to denote your machine's name |
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FromLineOverride=YES |
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UseTLS=YES #Can also try UseSTARTTLS=YES as an alternative |
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AuthUser=dale@×××××.com |
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AuthPass=dalesgmails3cr3tpasswd #Special characters seem to barf with ssmtp |
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Sort out access rights to 0604, since it now contains your mail passwd |
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unencrypted: |
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# ls -la /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf |
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-rw-r----- 1 root ssmtp 1696 May 19 23:40 /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf |
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Add this in your /etc/ssmtp/revaliases: |
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root:dale@×××××.com:smtp.gmail.com:465 |
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dale:dale@×××××.com:smtp.gmail.com:465 |
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other_user:dale@×××××.com:smtp.gmail.com:465 |
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Then ping a message to yourself as a test to see that all works fine: |
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echo "My first test message" | mail -v -s "Test for sSMTP 1" dale@×××××.com |
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It should then appear in your gmail account (Sent folder). Set a label/filter |
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to find such messages easily and you're done. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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