Re: ssmtp question SOLVED
Arun Khan <[email protected]>
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On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Richard Reina <[email protected]> wrote: > I logged into my hosting company's web email API and found an option that said "allow outgoing emails from other domain addresses". Clicked it and now it works. > >> I am not using an email client. I did not suspect any MUA issue but nonetheless asked to make sure your settings were correct. >> > >From my experience GMail has allowed me to use From headers completely >> > different than my "[email protected]" e.g. relay is accepted wherein >> > >From is my Yahoo! id but SMTP AUTH is my GMail userid/password. >> > >> >> I am using ssmtp to send automated replies from procmail. I would be fine continuing to use gmail accept for the fact that I need the replies to say that they are coming from my work email account. Believe it or not GMail allows relaying of From headers "[email protected]" as long your SMTP auth is done using the GMAIL account. >> > Most likely the "real" SMTP server at your work is configured >> > differently. You need to check the relay configuration in the SMTP >> > server @ work and possibly make changes to allow relay from ssmtp. >> > >> >> Our website is hosted by XO communications. I think that they use Exchange. They have not been too helpful in the past so I don't hold out great hope for them changing things for me. >> >> >> Thanks very much for your reply. If you have any more ideas please let me know. Your problem turned to be precisely what I had suggested in my earlier response i.e. check the relay config in your ISP's (XO) SMTP server. -- Arun Khan -- Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni