Re: ssmtp question SOLVED

Arun Khan <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.luni.tech
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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
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