ssmtp package

angelo.c · 02-27-2012, 10:28 PM

Hello,everyone.

I would like to send an email from my server when there are many server log files which I want to keep an eye on.After searching on the web,It comes up with a program called ssmtp which I can use to send email via gmail, so I don't have to install an smtpd like sendmail or postfix to do such an easy task.

However,I couldn't find the program in slackware or slackbuild.How do you guys get this program then?

Please drop me a line if you use this program called "ssmtp".

Thanks.

ponce · 02-27-2012, 11:25 PM

You are probably talking abound msmtp: here you can see an example configuration file for gmail.

angelo.c · 02-28-2012, 12:12 AM

Actually,I visited this website - http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-...smarthost.html

I thought they really mean ssmtp and don't know whether they are the same.

Thanks.

ponce · 02-28-2012, 12:28 AM

yes, you're right, they're two different piece of software, and I wasn't aware of ssmtp (or just forgot that it exists

).

as far as I know looks unmaintaned for slackware.

I can only suggest you to have a try with msmtp, seems also easier to configure.

angelo.c · 02-28-2012, 04:44 AM

ponce,thanks for the reply.

It doesn't matter if they are different as I just want to send email via gmail so I don't have to install postfix on my server.

However, I found it hard to find the certificate as I am not using archlinux but Slackware.

Have you ever set it up on your computer?

Thanks again.

andrew.46 · 02-28-2012, 05:26 AM

Some detail about the certs (and a great deal more) here:

http://www.andrews-corner.org/mutt.html

ponce · 02-28-2012, 10:43 AM

from "man msmtp"

Code:

       tls_trust_file [file]
              This command activates strict server certificate verification.
              The filename must be the absolute path name of a file in PEM format containing one or more certificates of trusted  Certification  Authori-
              ties (CAs).
              On Debian based systems, you can install the ca-certificates package and use the file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

this file, part of the ca-certificates package, is also on slackware in the default installation.