OS4X VMware virtualized image - mail configuration - Revision history

Admin: /* "Mail too big" error message */

2021-05-27T14:52:33Z

"Mail too big" error message

2021-05-04T07:06:50Z

Relay authentification

2020-12-07T06:57:42Z

Mail sending over SMTP relay (aka. "smarthost")

2020-12-07T06:54:26Z

Mail sending over SMTP relay (aka. "smarthost")

2020-06-04T11:45:44Z

Troubleshooting

2018-06-19T08:14:57Z

Relay authentification

2018-06-19T08:14:18Z

Relay authentification

2014-07-23T08:43:38Z

2014-05-30T19:50:15Z

2014-05-30T19:45:30Z

Change sender's mail address

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 in <code>/var/log/exim4/mainlog</code>, append to the file "<code>/etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf</code>" the following line:
   IGNORE_SMTP_LINE_LENGTH_LIMIT=1
-Restart Exim4 afterwards.
+Restart Exim4 afterwards:

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 *Split configuration into small files?  Yes
-=== Relay authentification ===
+=== Relay authentication ===
 If you need to authenticate against an existing relay host with a given username and password, you have to do the following:
 *Edit the file "<code>/etc/exim4/passwd.client</code>" with your favorite editor (i.e. "<code>vi</code>")
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 *Add a line with the following syntax:
   yourdomain.com:user@yourdomain.com:yourpassword
-*If authentification fails (which can be examined in the Exim's logfile "<code>/var/log/exim4/mainlog</code>"), try the following syntax:
+*If authentication fails (which can be examined in the Exim's logfile "<code>/var/log/exim4/mainlog</code>"), try the following syntax:
   *:user@yourdomain.com:yourpassword
 *Reload the configuration of Exim:

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 *Machines to relay mail for: ''(keep default)'' [empty]
 *IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost: ''The IP/hostname of the relay host.''
-**SMTP over TLS: if you need to configure a different (non-standard SMTP 25) port number for the smart host connection, the format is "<hostname or IP>::<port number>" (yes, two double points). Example: "smtp-server::587".
+**SMTP over (START)TLS: if you need to configure a different (non-standard SMTP 25) port number for the smart host connection, the format is "<hostname or IP>::<port number>" (yes, two double points). Example: "smtp-server::587".
 *Hide local mail name in outgoing mail? ''(keep default)'' No
 *Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)? ''(keep default)'' No

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 *Machines to relay mail for: ''(keep default)'' [empty]
 *IP address or host name of the outgoing smarthost: ''The IP/hostname of the relay host.''
 *Hide local mail name in outgoing mail? ''(keep default)'' No
 *Keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand)? ''(keep default)'' No

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 == Troubleshooting ==
 In any case of problems, take a look at Exim's log file:
   tail -f /var/log/exim4/mainlog
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 You can send emails with the system's "<code>sendmail</code>" program:
   echo test | sendmail contact@os4x.com

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:43, 23 July 2014
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	You can send emails with the system's "<code>sendmail</code>" program:		You can send emails with the system's "<code>sendmail</code>" program:
−	echo test > sendmail contact@os4x.com	+	echo test \| sendmail contact@os4x.com

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:50, 30 May 2014
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	*Add a line with the [[OS4X_Core_configuration#run_OS4X_programs_as_user\|configured user]] running OS4X ("<code>www-data</code>"):		*Add a line with the [[OS4X_Core_configuration#run_OS4X_programs_as_user\|configured user]] running OS4X ("<code>www-data</code>"):
	www-data: os4x@mydomain.com		www-data: os4x@mydomain.com
		+
		+	== Troubleshooting ==
		+	In any case of problems, take a look at Exim's log file:
		+	tail -f /var/log/exim4/mainlog
		+
		+	You can send emails with the system's "<code>sendmail</code>" program:
		+	echo test > sendmail contact@os4x.com

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:45, 30 May 2014
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	== Change sender's mail address ==		== Change sender's mail address ==
	OS4X's mailing functionality is running as a [[OS4X_Core_configuration#run_OS4X_programs_as_user\|configured user]] (which is normally the webserver user, in this case "<code>www-data</code>"). You can configure that this user ("<code>www-data</code>") is mapped to another outgoing email address.		OS4X's mailing functionality is running as a [[OS4X_Core_configuration#run_OS4X_programs_as_user\|configured user]] (which is normally the webserver user, in this case "<code>www-data</code>"). You can configure that this user ("<code>www-data</code>") is mapped to another outgoing email address.
		+
		+	In our example, all mails sent by OS4X shall be sent by the email address "<code>os4x@mydomain.com</code>":
		+	*Edit the file "<code>/etc/email-addresses</code>" with your favorite editor, i.e. "<code>vi</code>":
		+	vi /etc/email-addresses
		+	*Add a line with the [[OS4X_Core_configuration#run_OS4X_programs_as_user\|configured user]] running OS4X ("<code>www-data</code>"):
		+	www-data: os4x@mydomain.com