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Old 11-22-2015, 03:23 PM   #1
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postfix for forwarding and sending via gmail


I use postfix on my server only to forward emails to my gmail account.

Former, it was possible to add my sender address in gmail when only I was the receiver of a test-mail. So I could use gmail to send emails with my address me@mydomain.com.

Today gmail wants a password for smtp.
Because I have my own server, I could install and configure everything, when I only knew what and how.

Google wants a) smtp-server address (like smtp.mydomain.com) and b) password.

Because I have installed no password on the postfix-server, I don't know what to add there. In other words: How can I install a user who has a smtp-password?

Has anyone configured postfix with a user and smtp-password? Or do I need another software as well?
 
Old 11-24-2015, 02:17 AM   #2
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Why oh why has gmail changed this??? That's very annoying. Anyway, if you follow the instructions on this link, gmail will allow you to send as me@mydomain.com.

http://ellisbenus.com/web-design-col...ail-addresses/

That way you don't have to reconfigure your postfix.
 
Old 11-24-2015, 08:09 AM   #3
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fmattheus workaround worked perfectly.
many thanks
 
  


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