ssmtp problem

karlochacon · 01-18-2007, 04:55 PM

Hi people

I got this problem on my ssmtp ( Debian 2.6.8 ) A few days ago I install ssmtp
on my debian. but when I try sending a message

Code:

#ssmtp karlo@gmail.com
subj: Test
I'm testing this
[[ hi ]]

I got this and the mail is not delivered

ssmtp: cannot open 192.168.2.30:25

this is my ssmtp.conf

Code:

root=postmaster 
mailhub=192.168.2.30
rewriteDomain=asterisk 
hostname=debian
FromLineOverride="YES"

I don't know if the parameter hostname is OK, the default was localhost.localdomain

What could it be the problem? with this configuration

regards

JimBass · 01-19-2007, 03:41 PM

The error is that 192.168.2.30 does not have port 25 open. 25 is the port for smtp, simple mail transfer protocol. You configured 192.168.2.30 as a mail hub, meaning anything this box sends out should go to 182.168.2.30, but 192.168.2.30 is not listening. There probably should not be a hub configured, the linux box can run exim4 on its own, and send and receive. If 192.168.2.30 is actually a hub, then it should be set to receive the connection from the linux box.

Peace,
JimBass

karlochacon · 01-19-2007, 03:58 PM

well

I'm a little confused about you wrote

this command shows me nothing about 25 port

lsof -i :25

what can I do to open?

----- another point ----
I tried this too using the gmail smtp

[CODE]root=karlo@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com
rewriteDomain=gmail.com
hostname=debian
FromLineOverride="YES"[CODE]

but I got this error

ssmpt: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first

JimBass · 01-19-2007, 04:02 PM

Wait a second. What is 192.168.2.30? Is that the debian box? If it is, then you don't set it as a mail hub. A hub is a server that other mail servers bounce their mail off of.

I have no idea about trying to mail through your gmail account. Why not google for how to issue the starttls command that it asks for?

Peace,
JimBass

jpsecher · 12-02-2008, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karlochacon

[CODE]root=karlo@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com
rewriteDomain=gmail.com
hostname=debian
FromLineOverride="YES"[CODE]

but I got this error

ssmpt: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first

It is probably because the local user trying to send via ssmtp does have read permission to /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf .