setting_up_mail_clients
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setting_up_mail_clients [2021/12/29 21:43] – [The Mail Client Configurations] zilog | setting_up_mail_clients [2022/09/22 06:45] (current) – [Sending Email] change "password" to "Auth Secret" peteyboy | ||
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===== 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. |
===== Quick Starter Notes ===== | ===== Quick Starter Notes ===== | ||
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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:// | ||
* 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. | ||
- | * Set your SMTP AUTH secret with mkvpm set secret | + | * Set your SMTP AUTH secret with '' |
- | * Your SMTP AUTH username is your domain name@sdf.org (ex. alan8r.sdf.org@sdf.org) | + | * Your SMTP AUTH username is //[your domain name]//**@sdf.org** (ex. alien8r.sdf.org@sdf.org) |
+ | * 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 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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+ | As an example of the above: | ||
+ | |**SMTP server**| mx.sdf.org| | ||
+ | |**Security**| " | ||
+ | |**Port**| 587 | | ||
+ | |**Username**|alien8r.sdf.org@sdf.org| | ||
+ | |**Authentication**| " | ||
+ | |**Password**|// | ||
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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. |
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