On Thursday 26 Jun 2014 03:15:54 Dale wrote:
> Neil Bothwick wrote:
> >> I have to say, I dread setting up a mail server about as bad as I dread
> >> going to the Doctor.  It's just something I really don't want to add to
> >> my system unless I have to.
> > 
> > Which is why I suggesting something like ssmtp, which you can't call  a
> > server, it just forwards. Often the only configuration needed is changing
> > one line in ssmtp.conf, to the address of your ISP's mail server.
> > 
> > That's it, now any program can send mail using sendmail and it just goes
> > to your ISP mailbox.
> 
> I like this part:
> 
> "Extremely simple MTA to get mail off the system to a Mailhub"
> 
>   ^^^^^  That part right up there.  :-D  That may be a new thread, if
> needed.

Try this basic setup in your /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf:
============================================================

root=dale@gmail.com  #Change to your preferred email address

mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465  #Could also use port 587 for STARTTLS

rewriteDomain=dales_smoker.shack  #Something to denote your machine's name

FromLineOverride=YES

UseTLS=YES  #Can also try UseSTARTTLS=YES as an alternative

AuthUser=dale@gmail.com
AuthPass=dalesgmails3cr3tpasswd #Special characters seem to barf with ssmtp
============================================================

Sort out access rights to 0604, since it now contains your mail passwd 
unencrypted:

# ls -la /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
-rw-r----- 1 root ssmtp 1696 May 19 23:40 /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

Add this in your /etc/ssmtp/revaliases:
=======================================
root:dale@gmail.com:smtp.gmail.com:465
dale:dale@gmail.com:smtp.gmail.com:465
other_user:dale@gmail.com:smtp.gmail.com:465
=======================================

Then ping a message to yourself as a test to see that all works fine:

echo "My first test message" | mail -v -s "Test for sSMTP 1" dale@gmail.com

It should then appear in your gmail account (Sent folder).  Set a label/filter 
to find such messages easily and you're done.

-- 
Regards,
Mick