pop3_imap_and_smtp_auth_for_popular_mail_clients
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====== POP3, IMAP and SMTP AUTH for Popular Mail Clients ====== | ====== POP3, IMAP and SMTP AUTH for Popular Mail Clients ====== | ||
- | ==== Introduction | + | === Introduction === |
SDF uses SMTP Authentication to allow remote network clients such as desktop, tablet and phone mail applications to use its SMTP server for the purpose of sending (relaying) e-mail messages. SDF users with the VPM, VHOST and MetaARPA memberships have access to the SMTP server. | SDF uses SMTP Authentication to allow remote network clients such as desktop, tablet and phone mail applications to use its SMTP server for the purpose of sending (relaying) e-mail messages. SDF users with the VPM, VHOST and MetaARPA memberships have access to the SMTP server. | ||
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Please note that BlueMail on Android does not support the correct password encryption algorithm, and therefore you cannot set up your SDF email account under BlueMail. The devs have been notified of this bug; if they do fix it, the instructions here will be updated. | Please note that BlueMail on Android does not support the correct password encryption algorithm, and therefore you cannot set up your SDF email account under BlueMail. The devs have been notified of this bug; if they do fix it, the instructions here will be updated. | ||
- | ==== K-9 Mail for Android ==== | + | ===== K-9 Mail for Android |
^ To // | ^ To // | ||
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* If you are a Meta-ARPA member and //not// a VHOST member, this is whatever web domain you've chosen (frequently username.sdf.org@sdf.org). If you're a VHOST member, it's your VHOST domain. | * If you are a Meta-ARPA member and //not// a VHOST member, this is whatever web domain you've chosen (frequently username.sdf.org@sdf.org). If you're a VHOST member, it's your VHOST domain. | ||
- | ==== Outlook Express under Windows ==== | + | ===== Outlook Express under Windows |
* Open Outlook Express | * Open Outlook Express | ||
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* Click ' | * Click ' | ||
- | ==== Mail.App under Macos X ==== | + | ===== Mail.App under Macos X ===== |
* Open Mail.app | * Open Mail.app | ||
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* Click ok, and close the Preferences window. | * Click ok, and close the Preferences window. | ||
- | ==== Mozilla Thunderbird ==== | + | ===== Mozilla Thunderbird |
* Tools -> Account Settings -> Add Mail Account | * Tools -> Account Settings -> Add Mail Account | ||
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* You will be prompted for your SMTP password the first time you go to send mail. This is the password generated by mkvpm on the command line. | * You will be prompted for your SMTP password the first time you go to send mail. This is the password generated by mkvpm on the command line. | ||
- | ==== Heirloom Mailx under Linux/BSD ==== | + | ===== Heirloom Mailx under Linux/ |
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Add the following to ~homeuser/ | Add the following to ~homeuser/ | ||
< | < | ||
- | | + | # Remote SDF SMTP relaying (use SDF ' |
- | set ssl-verify=" | + | set ssl-verify=" |
- | set smtp-use-starttls | + | set smtp-use-starttls |
- | set smtp=mx.sdf.org: | + | set smtp=mx.sdf.org: |
- | set smtp-auth=cram-md5 | + | set smtp-auth=cram-md5 |
- | set smtp-auth-user=" | + | set smtp-auth-user=" |
- | set smtp-auth-password=" | + | set smtp-auth-password=" |
</ | </ | ||
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< | < | ||
- | | + | set ssl-ca-file="/ |
- | set ssl-verify=" | + | set ssl-verify=" |
- | ... | + | ... |
</ | </ | ||
- | | + | Account-specific smtp settings are possible; see the Heirloom Mailx documentation. |
- | ==== Postfix MTA using libsaslc(3) on NetBSD 6.x: ==== | + | ===== Postfix MTA using libsaslc(3) on NetBSD 6.x: ===== |
* first, verify that // | * first, verify that // | ||
< | < | ||
- | | + | % sudo postconf -A |
- | saslc | + | saslc |
</ | </ | ||
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< | < | ||
- | | + | myhostname = mypc.my.box |
- | mydomain = my.box | + | mydomain = my.box |
- | mynetworks_style = host | + | mynetworks_style = host |
- | alias_maps = hash:/ | + | alias_maps = hash:/ |
- | # SMTP client settings: | + | # SMTP client settings: |
- | relayhost = [mx.sdf.org]: | + | relayhost = [mx.sdf.org]: |
- | smtp_generic_maps = hash:/ | + | smtp_generic_maps = hash:/ |
- | smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes | + | smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes |
- | smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/ | + | smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/ |
- | smtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext, | + | smtp_sasl_security_options = noplaintext, |
- | smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous | + | smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous |
- | ## explicitly allow/ | + | ## explicitly allow/ |
- | # | + | # |
- | ## use of " | + | ## use of " |
- | # | + | # |
- | smtp_tls_security_level = encrypt | + | smtp_tls_security_level = encrypt |
- | smtp_sasl_type = saslc | + | smtp_sasl_type = saslc |
</ | </ | ||
- | /// | + | /// |
< | < | ||
- | | + | # applies to msgs to be delivered off-site |
- | me@mypc.my.box | + | me@mypc.my.box |
</ | </ | ||
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< | < | ||
- | | + | [mx.sdf.org]: |
</ | </ | ||
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< | < | ||
- | | + | % cd / |
- | % sudo postmap generic sasl_passwd | + | % sudo postmap generic sasl_passwd |
- | % sudo postfix check # no output unless errors | + | % sudo postfix check # no output unless errors |
- | % sudo / | + | % sudo / |
</ | </ | ||
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< | < | ||
- | | + | % mailx sdf_login@sdf.org |
- | Subject: test | + | Subject: test |
- | 123 | + | 123 |
- | . | + | . |
- | EOT | + | EOT |
- | | + | % sudo tail -n10 / |
- | Apr 27 08:53:42 mypc postfix/ | + | Apr 27 08:53:42 mypc postfix/ |
- | relay=mx.sdf.org[192.94.73.24]: | + | relay=mx.sdf.org[192.94.73.24]: |
- | (250 2.0.0 s3RFrfvZ010436 Message accepted for delivery) | + | (250 2.0.0 s3RFrfvZ010436 Message accepted for delivery) |
</ | </ | ||
- | | + | You should now be set up to use SDF's SMTP server. Enjoy! |
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===== iPhone Mail Application ===== | ===== iPhone Mail Application ===== |
pop3_imap_and_smtp_auth_for_popular_mail_clients.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/04 08:04 by hc9