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From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
To: Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] ssmtp alternatives: msmtp vs. dma
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 21:28:51 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAN0CFw2de5oDfPL8zm9De2E6bbXp1HT9qf53y4ysZUUksEj4JA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

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I was setting up ssmtp but I realized it isn't being maintained and there
are a couple of alternatives called msmtp and dma.  Can anyone recommend
one of these over the other?

I don't like how ssmtp stores the mail password in clear text in its config
file.  It looks like msmtp can pull the password from gpg:

msmtp --passwordeval 'gpg -d mypwfile.gpg'

I don't have much experience with gpg.  Does this mean I can store the mail
password encrypted on each of my systems so it can be used in an automated
fashion to get mail onto my mail server?  Do I need to start gpg-agent and
enter a gpg keyring password whenever I reboot each of the systems?

Is this the best way to get email alerts from my various systems to my
email address?

- Grant

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             reply	other threads:[~2012-12-05  5:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-12-05  5:28 Grant [this message]
2012-12-05  5:43 ` [gentoo-user] ssmtp alternatives: msmtp vs. dma Michael Orlitzky
2012-12-05  6:43   ` Grant
2012-12-05 15:27     ` Michael Orlitzky
2012-12-08  2:05       ` Grant
2012-12-05  7:17 ` Eray Aslan
2012-12-05 15:46 ` Randy Barlow

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