Re: how to setup mail server to use (Yahoo|Gmail) smtp servers

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 10/15/08 02:48, Tristan Terpelle wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:12:40 -0400, "H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am tying to see which mail server to install so that I can send emails
> > via scripts using Gmail (preferable) or Yahoo smtp servers.
> >
> > I haven't setup email servers yet. Which one I go for (on Debian and
> > Ubuntu)? Exim4, postfix, or perhaps msmtp? The last one I learned from
> > here:
> http://phosphorusandlime.blogspot.com/2008/05/ubuntu-command-line-email.html
> > If people have done this kind of stuff before, any insights or points I
> > should keep in mind? The objective is to send emails unattended via
> > scripts.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> I'm running postfix myself. It handles several of my emailaccounts.
> Sometimes mail sent using my @gmail accounts from my own SMTPd was bounced
> because the SPF-records didn't match. 
>
> I had to set up postfix to use Gmail's SMTP as a relay for outgoing mail
> for my Gmail-accounts. This was a bit tricky because Gmail's SMTPd only
> accepts encrypted authenticated connections. 
>
> Outgoing mail from my other accounts are delivered using the ISP's relay. 
>
> So I'd recommend postfix, because it does what I need and I have no
> experience with other SMTPd's. ;)

How do you configure it to use multiple relay hosts, dependent upon 
"from" address domain?

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