Re: Installation of Blat

> Found out that the Web host we are using is phasing out non-encrypted 
> SMTP, so it looks I have to look into this option now.
>
> I downloaded Stunnel and installed it on my machine.
>
> Next I started the exe and answered some questions about my region and 
> organisation.
>
> Both the Documentation and the sample config file almost killed me with 
> tons of terms I have no idea what they mean, so I am trying to find a 
> configuration to use, with the least possible amount of data.
>
> I found the following example in thestunnel.conf file, and thought I could 
> alter it with my data:
>
> Here is an example I think is appropriate:
>
> [mypos smtp]
> accept = 25
> connect = smtp.mypos.com:26
> protocol = smtp
>
> In Blat, I specified 127.0.0.1 as the mail server, 25 as the port, use the 
> base64 encoded values for Login and Password, and sendmail.mypos.com as 
> sender.
>
> Bad news: I still dont understand a lot of what I am doing. Good news: All 
> is working!
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Now I need to find a way to install stunnel in such a way that people with 
> much less IT knowledge than myself can install the system. I guess I can 
> reuse my conf file. What about the certificate file? Does that need to be 
> created locally at every installation, or can I distribute it?


You can package the whole stunnel tree and copy it to your client systems, 
including your conf file.

Chip