Subj : smtp auth
To   : Kim Heino
From : Sean Rima
Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 06:29 pm

>> I am testing email and can receive it but cannot send as my host allows only
>> authenicated smtp. I tried the same as bpop with bsmtp but no go

> "bbbs bsmtp" can't do authentication. You should run local smtp relay
> (Postfix or similar) and transmit mails:

> bbbs -> postfix@localhost -> world

> Or:

> bbbs -> postfix@localhost -> isp relay -> world

> First setup is Postfix's default configuration, second one needs few lines of
> configuration for authentication and such.

I never thought of that and it would be handy to have a home mail server again. Used to do it back in the day when the internet was not so dodgy :)

Sean

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