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 ===== Using Gmail as a Relay on CentOS Linux ===== ===== Using Gmail as a Relay on CentOS Linux =====
  
-Required packages if CentOS6 6.7: \\ +Required packages if CentOS7 7.2.1511: \\ 
-  * postfix (tested version 2:2.6.6-6.el6_5) +  * postfix (tested version 2.10.1-6.el7 )
-  * ca-certificates.noarch (tested version 2015.2.4-65.0.1.el6_6) +
- +
-Required packages if CentOS7 7.1.1503: \\ +
-  * postfix (tested version 2:2.10.1-6.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://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html#client_sasl_policy|Postfix config]]
 +  * cyrus-sasl-lib (tested version 2.1.26-20.el7_2)
  
 Other CentOS 7 Notes: Other CentOS 7 Notes:
-  * May need to use [[http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/109473/after-updating-ssmtp-to-version-2-61-i-cannot-send-mail-via-gmail|Use this link]]+  * 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 "from": 'tidewater.�' 
 +  * /etc/resolv.conf may need the 'search' pattern, ex: search attlocal.net 
 +    * As root, run 'nmtui' to set network parameters 
 +  * If trouble sending after install, may need to consult [[http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/109473/after-updating-ssmtp-to-version-2-61-i-cannot-send-mail-via-gmail|this link]] 
 + 
 +CentOS 8 Notes: 
 +  * (Nothing special noted)
  
 Directions [[http://mhawthorne.net/posts/postfix-configuring-gmail-as-relay.html|based on this page by Matthew Hawthorne]]: \\ Directions [[http://mhawthorne.net/posts/postfix-configuring-gmail-as-relay.html|based on this page by Matthew Hawthorne]]: \\
  
-1. If installed, make sure /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf is the distro version (no changes, and it is not needed on CentOS 7)+1. If it exists, make sure /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf is the distro version with no changes
  
 2. Make a backup copy of /etc/postfix/main.cf 2. Make a backup copy of /etc/postfix/main.cf
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 smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
  
 +# NOTE: This section *should* be configured properly in CentOS8 by default
 # list of CAs to trust when verifying server certificate # list of CAs to trust when verifying server certificate
 #smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt #smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
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 </code> </code>
  
-9. Edit ~/.muttrc for each user as appropriate: \\+9. Add these lines to the global /etc/Muttrc.local (easier than adding it to each user's $HOME/.muttrc): \\
  
 <code> <code>
-#set from = $USER@$HOSTNAME +set from = "`whoami`@`hostname`" 
-#set from = username@HOSTNAME_OR_ALIAS.domain +set realname = "`whoami`@`hostname`"
-#set realname=$USER@$HOSTNAME - doesn't get the hostname (?) +
-set realname="juckins@lightning" +
 </code> </code>
  
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 mutt -s "Test1" [email protected] </dev/null mutt -s "Test1" [email protected] </dev/null
 </code> </code>
-or+or to send a message without using a separate file but note mailx is probably not looking at .muttrc:
 <code> <code>
 echo 'It works' | mailx -s 'Test message' [email protected] echo 'It works' | mailx -s 'Test message' [email protected]
 +</code>
 +or 
 +<code>
 +mailx -a test.txt -s "test subject" user@domain < /dev/null
 </code> </code>
  
gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/01 12:40 by juckins