Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:28:21 -0700 From: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@experts-exchange.com> To: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ssmtp - possible anomaly with SSL Message-ID: <EFC60B66-216C-475C-B24E-0900E33F7489@experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimt44wvF8pf5JO_zTatw79XLmsoK39OudohP22x@mail.gmail.com> References: <201011060723.39786.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> <20101106160153.GA12418@guilt.hydra> <AANLkTimt44wvF8pf5JO_zTatw79XLmsoK39OudohP22x@mail.gmail.com>
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I should port this wiki to @doc On Nov 6, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: >=20 >> On Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 07:23:39AM -0400, Steven Friedrich wrote: >>> I recently figured out how to send mail thru my ISP ID using ssmtp. I >> had >>> previously only been using KMail, and I had it configured to use port 46= 5 >> SSL >>> LOGIN. >>>=20 >>> I can send mail when I don't use port 465: >>> mailhub=3Dmail.InsightBB.com >>>=20 >>> but if I add the port 465 a,d enable SSL with: >>> UseTLS=3DYES >>>=20 >>> then I use the -v switch and also -auFreeBSD -apPassword >>> as in smtp -v -auFreeBSD -apPassword freebsd@insightbb.com >>>=20 >>> and the messages all indicate success, but the mail never arrives. It >> does >>> when I don't use SSL on port 465. >>>=20 >>> KMail does work with SSL on port 465. >>=20 >> I'm not entirely clear on what you're using as a mail user agent. Are >> you still using KMail as your MUA, but using ssmtp to send the emails to >> your SMTP server, or have you switched MUAs when you started using ssmtp?= >>=20 >> Chris Brennan suggested you send more information; in addition to >> answering my question, it might be useful to give us the information >> Chris requested -- but make sure you obscure any username/password >> information. >>=20 >=20 > If you reference my last e-mail, I posted my my working ssmtp.conf (for > communicating w/ GMail/Google for Domains). If sSMTP is your only MTA, the= n > using my example will get you up and running very quickly. You can also > reference http://wiki.freebsd.org/SecureSSMTP on how to secure it (if this= > is a (semi-)public machine with more then one user on it. >=20 >=20 >>=20 >> -- >> Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] >>=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >=20
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