From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L8Zuw-0006dK-Ga for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:36:22 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7DF12E044E; Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:36:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39143E044E for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:36:19 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,720,1220223600"; d="scan'208";a="53067185" Received: from unknown (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 05 Dec 2008 12:36:18 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.71] (unknown [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A4EF137B1E for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:36:15 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ssmtp & at&t woes Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:36:12 +0000 References: <49383E81.4090309@venturemedia.de> <493853AD.6080608@alstadheim.priv.no> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) X-Archives-Salt: 8fbbd567-70af-4719-a0d6-ffdd68abe6a4 X-Archives-Hash: 31512c9dec86ab6c03739e6e330ca1a1 On 5 Dec 2008, at 03:12, John Blinka wrote: > ... > I've run out of patience with this and am > now relaying my mail to smtp.gmail.com via ssmtp. That worked > immediately without any of the at&t pain. ... That will always change your "from: " email address to your @gmail one. If you own my.cool.domain.com then you can't send email with a "from: " address within that domain. > ... > Thanks for this suggestion. I tried nullmailer, and it is, indeed, > easier > to set up. And I think it worked, too, but then I ran afoul of a > "553" > error in t&t/yahoo's smtp server - something about an unverified > alternate email address. I'm guessing that nullmailer worked, but > that at&t/yahoo have some additional layer of requirements for a > working smtp connection. BT in the UK do this with Yahoo!, too. You have to login to the Yahoo! webmail for the account, go into "options" (I think it's under "other accounts") and add your other email addresses. You'll be able to use them as your "from: " addresses with the Yahoo SMTP server once you've clicked on the links in the emails they send you. Stroller.