gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux
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| - | ===== Using Gmail as a Relay on CentOS | + | ===== Using Gmail as a Relay on RedHat Distro |
| - | Required packages if CentOS6 6.7: \\ | + | RockyLinux 9 Notes: |
| - | * postfix | + | * (Nothing special noted) |
| - | * ca-certificates.noarch (tested version 2015.2.4-65.0.1.el6_6) | + | |
| - | Required packages if CentOS7 7.1.1503: \\ | + | CentOS 8 Notes: |
| - | * postfix (tested version | + | * (Nothing special noted) |
| + | |||
| + | Required packages if CentOS7 7.2.1511: \\ | ||
| + | * postfix (tested version 2.10.1-6.el7 ) | ||
| * ca-certificates.noarch (tested version 2015.2.4-70.0.el7_1) | * ca-certificates.noarch (tested version 2015.2.4-70.0.el7_1) | ||
| + | * cyrus-sasl-plain (tested version 2015.2.6-70.1.el7_2) | ||
| + | * Got hint that this is needed from [[http:// | ||
| + | * cyrus-sasl-lib (tested version 2.1.26-20.el7_2) | ||
| Other CentOS 7 Notes: | Other CentOS 7 Notes: | ||
| - | * May need to use [[http:// | + | * Best to use this version of mutt: mutt-1.6.2-1.fc22.x86_64.rpm |
| + | * Otherwise, you may get errors like: Bad IDN in " | ||
| + | * / | ||
| + | * As root, run ' | ||
| + | * If trouble sending after install, may need to consult | ||
| Directions [[http:// | Directions [[http:// | ||
| - | 1. If installed, make sure / | + | 1. If it exists, make sure / |
| 2. Make a backup copy of / | 2. Make a backup copy of / | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | # sets gmail as relay | + | # Sets gmail as relay |
| relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]: | relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]: | ||
| - | # use tls | + | # Use tls |
| smtp_use_tls=yes | smtp_use_tls=yes | ||
| - | # use sasl when authenticating to foreign SMTP servers | + | # Use sasl when authenticating to foreign SMTP servers |
| smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes | smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes | ||
| - | # path to password map file | + | # Path to password map file |
| smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/ | smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/ | ||
| + | # NOTE: This section *should* be configured properly in CentOS8 and RockyLinux9 by default | ||
| # list of CAs to trust when verifying server certificate | # list of CAs to trust when verifying server certificate | ||
| # | # | ||
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| smtp_tls_CAfile = / | smtp_tls_CAfile = / | ||
| - | # eliminates | + | # Eliminates |
| smtp_sasl_security_options = | smtp_sasl_security_options = | ||
| - | # add debugging | + | # Modify |
| debug_peer_list=smtp.gmail.com | debug_peer_list=smtp.gmail.com | ||
| debug_peer_level=3 | debug_peer_level=3 | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | 4. Add your own Gmail credentials to / | + | 4. Add your own Gmail credentials to / |
| < | < | ||
| [smtp.gmail.com]: | [smtp.gmail.com]: | ||
| Line 79: | Line 89: | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | 9. Edit ~/.muttrc for each user as appropriate: \\ | + | 9. Add these lines to the global |
| < | < | ||
| - | #set from = $USER@$HOSTNAME | + | set from = " |
| - | #set from = username@HOSTNAME_OR_ALIAS.domain | + | set realname = "`whoami`@`hostname`" |
| - | #set realname=$USER@$HOSTNAME - doesn' | + | |
| - | set realname=" | + | |
| </ | </ | ||
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| mutt -s " | mutt -s " | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | or | + | or to send a message without using a separate file but note mailx is probably not looking at .muttrc: |
| < | < | ||
| echo 'It works' | mailx -s 'Test message' | echo 'It works' | mailx -s 'Test message' | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | or | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | mailx -a test.txt -s "test subject" | ||
| </ | </ | ||
gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/01 12:40 by juckins