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gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux [2022/01/19 12:35] – juckinsgmail_as_a_relay_on_linux [2024/01/01 12:18] – juckins
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 CentOS 8 Notes: CentOS 8 Notes:
 +  * (Nothing special noted)
 +
 +RockyLinux 9 Notes:
   * (Nothing special noted)   * (Nothing special noted)
  
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 <code> <code>
-# sets gmail as relay+# Sets gmail as relay
 relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587 relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
  
-# 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:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
  
-# NOTE: This section *should* be configured properly in CentOS8 by default+# 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
 #smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt #smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
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 smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
  
-# eliminates default security options which are incompatible with Gmail+# Eliminates default security options which are incompatible with Gmail
 smtp_sasl_security_options = smtp_sasl_security_options =
  
-# add debugging+# Modify debugging (make sure to comment pre-existing entries)
 debug_peer_list=smtp.gmail.com debug_peer_list=smtp.gmail.com
 debug_peer_level=3 debug_peer_level=3
 </code> </code>
  
-4. Add your own Gmail credentials to /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd \\+4. Add your own Gmail credentials to /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd (the password needs to be a Google App-Specific password to get around the 2FA requirement \\
 <code> <code>
 [smtp.gmail.com]:587  username:password [smtp.gmail.com]:587  username:password
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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="juckins@lightning" +
-set realname="$USER@$HOSTNAME" (works in CENTOS7, mutt-1.5.21-26.el7.x86_64 but *not* via cron sending) +
 </code> </code>
  
gmail_as_a_relay_on_linux.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/01 12:40 by juckins