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= Sendmail =
 
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== How to send email through gmail using Sendmail ==
 
# Install sendmail and configure it to use Gmail as SMTP output mail server
 
# Install sendmail and configure it to use Gmail as SMTP output mail server
 
# Setup provider
 
# Setup provider
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== Troubleshooting ==
 
'''ERROR:'''
 
'''ERROR:'''
 
socket bind() to port 25 for address 127.0.0.1 failed: Address already in use
 
socket bind() to port 25 for address 127.0.0.1 failed: Address already in use
   
 
'''FIX:'''
 
'''FIX:'''
Bind to only one port by setting on /etc/eximf.conf.template
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Bind to only one IP address by setting on /etc/eximf.conf.template
 
 
 
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Revision as of 07:58, 9 November 2012

Sendmail

How to send email through gmail using Sendmail

  1. Install sendmail and configure it to use Gmail as SMTP output mail server
  2. Setup provider
 apt-get -y install sendmail sendmail-bin sendmail-cf bind9
 sed -i -e /SMART_HOST/s/mail/smtp/ /etc/mail/peers/provider
 sed -i -e s/mindspring/bashlinux/g /etc/mail/peers/provider
 


Troubleshooting

ERROR: socket bind() to port 25 for address 127.0.0.1 failed: Address already in use

FIX: Bind to only one IP address by setting on /etc/eximf.conf.template

 local_interfaces = 
 only 1 address