Re: [gentoo-user] public mail server for ELOG?

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Wednesday 28 October 2009 21:22:44 Grant wrote:
> >> >> > That kind of delivery limits the access to this mails to the local
> >> >> > maschine. If I want to read local I don't need mails, I could just
> >> >> > read the logfiles from portage in /var/log/
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But I am aware that solving this problem is nothing that portage
> >> >> > has to do, as it is no problem with portage at all.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My mail was just to show that not everyone has a local mailserver
> >> >> > running on his maschine.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Greetings
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Sebastian
> >> >>
> >> >> then let it store everything as elog and read that with elogv.
> >> >>
> >> >> mail is just an additional bonus feature.
> >> >
> >> > His initial mail said that he would like a copy of elogs to go to his
> >> > inbox at his ISP. Later mails imply he might want to read them over
> >> > IMAP so they are accessible at multiple locations.
> >> >
> >> > Sebastian,
> >> >
> >> > Have you looked at ssmtp? Very light, very small and you can protect
> >> > your login password with Unix file permissions instead of leaving them
> >> > open in make.conf
> >>
> >> Could I use ssmtp to send elog mail to my email address?  I wouldn't
> >> even need a login password if this is all I use it for, right?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > ssmtp is an email sender, it knows how to talk smtp to receiving servers
> > or to relays. It doesn't receive mails.
> >
> > If the relay you use requires a username/password or ssl, it supports
> > that too.
> 
> So I need a relay somewhere along with ssmtp to get a message to an
> email address?
> 
> > [The receiving smtp server likely does not require a username/password,
> > but it is equally likely to not accept connection direct from you, hence
> > you should use your ISPs mail relay]
> 
> I likely can't use my ISP's mail relay when traveling, right?

You should be able to, if they offer smtp_auth.  Ideally over SSL/TLS so that 
you don't send username/passwd in the clear.  Most ISPs these days provide 
this service as standard.

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Regards,
Mick

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