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Revision as of 00:38, 2 December 2013
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* First of all, install postfix and remove sendmail: <br>
* 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.
smtpd_use_tls=yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache
smtp_tls_policy_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/tls_policy
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
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}}</pre><br />
* Create /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below:
<br />
<b>NOTE:</b> Change ''user'' to your username and ''password'' to your gmail crredentials. <br />
* Build the password database: <br>
* Create /etc/postfix/tls_policy file with your Gmail login credentials that looks like below:
<br />
* Build the policy database: <br>
* Protect the files with your Gmail login data:
chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd.db
chmod 600 /etc/postfix/tsl_policy
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-->}}
* Restart Postfix:
* Set Postifx to start on boot:
* Now try sending a mail, it should reach your Gmail account:
