On Thursday 04 March 2010 20:44:28 bruce wrote: > hey > > new to configuring postfix, got a few questions about how to configure > postfix. > > I'm running Centos/Fedora, with Postfix, from the basic yum install. > The Sendmail process has been stopped. > > I can easily send a basic test mail from the cmdline. Ie: > > mail f...@gmail.com > subject: blah > test > . > Cc: > > works with no issue. However, the email on the gmail end, is in the > Spam folder, which is to be expected. > > As I understand the different articles I've seen, Postfix can be > configured to allow me to authenticate emails, to in effect, > relay/send them using the authenticaion of a valid email user/passwd > from a valid gmail account. (or from my own isp user/passwd). > > I've seen a great deal of online articles, but I'm still confused as > to exactly what's required to make this happen. > > i know that the main.cf, as well as the transports/sasl-passwd files > have to be modified. I'm confused as to whether certs are actually > required, or if TSL is/is not required.... > > So, I'm trying to figure out exactly what config files have to be > modified, as well as what has to be inserted in the config files. > > If I could see the confi files from someone who's actually gone > through this process, I could more quickly get my head around what > I've screwed up!
I think the best way would be to direct your email through your ISP's SMTP- server. Mine doesn't actually require me to authenticate, which helps greatly. For this, you need to set the following in your "main.cf" file: -- relayhost = [<smtp.myisp.com>] -- You will need to configure the correct SMTP-server in this. If your ISP requires you to authenticate, you run the risk that the SMTP- server will change the "From" address to whatever they want it to be. For me, this would be a problem as I have multiple email addresses hosted on my mail server. As for using the gmail smtp-server, that does require SSL/TLS support for sending the messages through that server, but for just sending to a gmail account, that is not necessary. -- Joost
