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== How to send email through gmail using 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
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* Install sendmail and configure it to use Gmail as SMTP output mail server
# Setup provider
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* Setup provider
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
 
apt-get -y install sendmail sendmail-bin sendmail-cf bind9
 
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 /SMART_HOST/s/mail/smtp/ /etc/mail/peers/provider
 
sed -i -e s/mindspring/bashlinux/g /etc/mail/peers/provider
 
sed -i -e s/mindspring/bashlinux/g /etc/mail/peers/provider
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== Troubleshooting ==
 
== Troubleshooting ==
'''ERROR:'''
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; ERROR:
socket bind() to port 25 for address 127.0.0.1 failed: Address already in use
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: socket bind() to port 25 for address 127.0.0.1 failed: Address already in use
   
'''FIX:'''
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; FIX:
Bind to only one IP address by setting on /etc/eximf.conf.template
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: Bind to only one IP address by setting on /etc/eximf.conf.template
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
 
local_interfaces =
 
local_interfaces =
 
only 1 address
 
only 1 address
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Latest revision as of 02:11, 10 June 2015

How to send email through gmail using Sendmail

  • Install sendmail and configure it to use Gmail as SMTP output mail server
  • 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