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--- gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux [2019/05/01 11:23] – juckins
+++ gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux [2022/01/19 12:35] – juckins
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 ===== Using Gmail as a Relay on CentOS Linux =====
-Required packages if CentOS6 6.7: \\
-  * postfix (tested version 2:2.6.6-6.el6_5)
-  * ca-certificates.noarch (tested version 2015.2.4-65.0.1.el6_6)
 Required packages if CentOS7 7.2.1511: \\
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   * 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]]: \\
-. If installed, make sure /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf is the distro version (no changes, and it is not needed on CentOS 7)
+. If it exists, make sure /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf is the distro version with no changes
 . Make a backup copy of /etc/postfix/main.cf
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 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
 #smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
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 mutt -s "Test1" [email protected] </dev/null
 </code>
-or to send a message without using a separate file:
+or to send a message without using a separate file but note mailx is probably not looking at .muttrc:
 <code>
 echo 'It works' | mailx -s 'Test message' [email protected]
+</code>
+or
+<code>
+mailx -a test.txt -s "test subject" user@domain < /dev/null
 </code>