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 This tutorial is now available as the Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/postfix-mail-relay Post Mail Relay] application.
-This can be used to send mails from your Amahi 7/8 (Fedora 19/21) HDA and to receive system emails.  To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.  You also might want to take a look at [[Masquerade_email_address|Masquerade email address]] as well.<br>
+This can be used to send mails from your Amahi 7 or greater (Fedora 19 or greater) HDA and to receive system emails.  To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.  You also might want to take a look at [[Masquerade_email_address|Masquerade email address]] as well.<br>
 REF:  [http://opentodo.net/2013/03/postfix-smtp-relay-to-smtp-gmail-com Postfix SMTP relay to SMTP gmail.com]

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 heading	=WARNING|
 message = This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution.}}
-This tutorial has been implemented in the Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/postfix-mail-relay Post Mail Relay] application.
+This tutorial is now available as the Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/postfix-mail-relay Post Mail Relay] application.
 This can be used to send mails from your Amahi 7/8 (Fedora 19/21) HDA and to receive system emails.  To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.  You also might want to take a look at [[Masquerade_email_address|Masquerade email address]] as well.<br>

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 heading	=WARNING|
 message = This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution.}}
 This can be used to send mails from your Amahi 7/8 (Fedora 19/21) HDA and to receive system emails.  To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.  You also might want to take a look at [[Masquerade_email_address|Masquerade email address]] as well.<br>

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 heading	=WARNING|
 message = This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution.}}
-This can be used to send mails from your Fedora 19/Amahi 7 HDA and to receive system emails.  To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.  You also might want to take a look at [[Masquerade_email_address|Masquerade email address]] as well.<br>
+This can be used to send mails from your Amahi 7/8 (Fedora 19/21) HDA and to receive system emails.  To receive emails meant for the root user, you have to [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]] after finishing this tutorial.  You also might want to take a look at [[Masquerade_email_address|Masquerade email address]] as well.<br>
 REF:  [http://opentodo.net/2013/03/postfix-smtp-relay-to-smtp-gmail-com Postfix SMTP relay to SMTP gmail.com]

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 <pre>postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd</pre>
-* Create /etc/postfix/tls_policy file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below:
+* Create /etc/postfix/tls_policy file that looks like below:
 <pre>[smtp.gmail.com]:587 encrypt</pre>
 <br />
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 == Troubleshooting ==
-If you get the message " warning: SASL authentication failure: No worthy mechs found", install this package.
+* If you get the message " warning: SASL authentication failure: No worthy mechs found", install this package.
   yum install cyrus-sasl{,-plain}
-Restart Postfix
+:Restart Postfix
   systemctl restart postfix
+* Receive the following message:
 See also:<br>
 [[Forward_System_Emails|Forward System Emails]]<br>
 [[Monitor_System_Logs_via_E-mail|Monitor System Logs via E-mail]]<br>

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	<b>NOTE:</b> Some ISPs will block emails sent using this method. Looking for a work around.		<b>NOTE:</b> Some ISPs will block emails sent using this method. Looking for a work around.
		+
		+	== Troubleshooting ==
		+	If you get the message " warning: SASL authentication failure: No worthy mechs found", install this package.
		+
		+	yum install cyrus-sasl{,-plain}
		+
		+	Restart Postfix
		+
		+	systemctl restart postfix
		+

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 <pre>chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd.db
-chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tsl_policy
+chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tls_policy
-chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tsl_policy.db</pre><!--
+chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tls_policy.db</pre><!--
 chown postfix /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 chown postfix /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd.db

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 chown postfix /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 chown postfix /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd.db
-chown postfix /etc/postfix/tsl_policy
+chown postfix /etc/postfix/tls_policy
-chown postfix /etc/postfix/tsl_policy.db-->
+chown postfix /etc/postfix/tls_policy.db-->
 * Restart Postfix:

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	* Now try sending a mail, it should reach your Gmail account:		* Now try sending a mail, it should reach your Gmail account:
	<pre>echo test 1 2 \| mail -s "Test mail" user@gmail.com</pre>		<pre>echo test 1 2 \| mail -s "Test mail" user@gmail.com</pre>
		+
		+
		+	<b>NOTE:</b> Some ISPs will block emails sent using this method. Looking for a work around.

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 * First of all, install postfix and remove sendmail: <br>
-{{Code|yum -y install postfix mailx
+<pre>yum -y install postfix mailx
-yum -y remove sendmail}}
+yum -y remove sendmail</pre>
 * Add the following to the bottom of the file /etc/postfix/main.cf. You do not need to change anything else in it, as the last setting for any option is the one that is saved.
-{{Text|Text=<nowiki>####</nowiki>Gmail SMTP Relay
+<pre>####Gmail SMTP Relay
-<nowiki>#</nowiki>TLS parameters
+#TLS parameters
 smtpd_use_tls=yes
 smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
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 smtp_tls_policy_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/tls_policy
-<nowiki>#</nowiki>Relay host configuration
+#Relay host configuration
 relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
-<nowiki>#</nowiki>SASL Configuration
+#SASL Configuration
 smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
 smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
 smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain
-smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous}}<br />
+smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous</pre><br />
 * Create /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below:
-{{Text|Text=[smtp.gmail.com]:587 user@gmail.com:Password}}
+<pre>[smtp.gmail.com]:587 user@gmail.com:Password</pre>
 <br />
 <b>NOTE:</b> Change ''user'' to your username and ''password'' to your gmail crredentials. <br />
 * Build the password  database: <br>
-{{Code|postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd}}
+<pre>postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd</pre>
 * Create /etc/postfix/tls_policy file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below:
-{{Text|Text=[smtp.gmail.com]:587 encrypt}}
+<pre>[smtp.gmail.com]:587 encrypt</pre>
 <br />
 * Build the policy database: <br>
-{{Code|postmap /etc/postfix/tls_policy}}
+<pre>postmap /etc/postfix/tls_policy</pre>
 * Protect the files with your Gmail login data:
-{{Code|chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
+<pre>chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd.db
 chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tsl_policy
-chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tsl_policy.db<!--
+chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tsl_policy.db</pre><!--
 chown postfix /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
 chown postfix /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd.db
 chown postfix /etc/postfix/tsl_policy
-chown postfix /etc/postfix/tsl_policy.db-->}}
+chown postfix /etc/postfix/tsl_policy.db-->
 * Restart Postfix:
-{{Code|systemctl restart postfix.service}}
+<pre>systemctl restart postfix.service</pre>
 * Set Postifx to start on boot:
-{{Code|systemctl enable postfix.service }}
+<pre>systemctl enable postfix.service</pre>
 * Now try sending a mail, it should reach your Gmail account:
-{{Code|echo test 1 2 <nowiki>|</nowiki> mail -s "Test mail" user@gmail.com}}
+<pre>echo test 1 2 | mail -s "Test mail" user@gmail.com</pre>