setting_up_mail_clients
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| ==== Sending Email ==== | ==== Sending Email ==== | ||
| - | * In order to access SDF's SMTP server, you need to have a membership level that includes [[https:// | + | In order to access SDF's SMTP server, you need to have a membership level that includes [[https:// |
| * SDF's SMTP server is mx.sdf.org | * SDF's SMTP server is mx.sdf.org | ||
| * SDF's SMTP server listens on port 25 as well as ports 23, 53, 587 and 8080. Some ISPs throttle or block activity on port 25. | * SDF's SMTP server listens on port 25 as well as ports 23, 53, 587 and 8080. Some ISPs throttle or block activity on port 25. | ||
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| * The right [domain name] to you should use depends on how you have obtained VPM membership: | * The right [domain name] to you should use depends on how you have obtained VPM membership: | ||
| * If you can access VPM because you are **paying dues for a VHOST**, your SMTP AUTH user name is simply your VHOSTed domain name (ex: ' | * If you can access VPM because you are **paying dues for a VHOST**, your SMTP AUTH user name is simply your VHOSTed domain name (ex: ' | ||
| - | * If you can access VPM because you are **paying dues for VPM or are METAARPA**, your domain name is your SDF website domain, for example user ' | + | * If you can access VPM because you are **paying dues for VPM or are METAARPA**, your domain name is your SDF website domain, for example user ' |
| * SMTP via STARTTLS is recommended. Some email clients may refer to STARTTLS as TLS. TLS/SSL is not STARTTLS. | * SMTP via STARTTLS is recommended. Some email clients may refer to STARTTLS as TLS. TLS/SSL is not STARTTLS. | ||
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| + | Here are example settings as discussed above: | ||
| + | Server Name: mx.sdf.org | ||
| + | Port: 587 | ||
| + | User Name: alien8r.sdf.org@sdf.org | ||
| + | Authentication Method: Encrypted password | ||
| + | Connection Security: STARTTLS | ||
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| Please note: the SMTP AUTH secret is set on the command line via mkvpm. The command history of the shell may keep the secret in the history file. | Please note: the SMTP AUTH secret is set on the command line via mkvpm. The command history of the shell may keep the secret in the history file. | ||
setting_up_mail_clients.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/22 06:45 by peteyboy