SOLVED Use my own mailserver

[AndyInNYC]

I set up my PBX forever ago. gmail no longer sends my voicemails (yes, I know why), so it's time to fix the problem (past time to fix the problem).

My PBX is using sendmail and was configured from the 'use gmail as a smarthost thread' long ago.

I'm not sure what files to change and how.

my /etc/mail/sendmail.mc

my mail server (for discussion), is AndyInNYCMail.com
I have an account [email protected] with password "Cow".
My server uses ssl, password authentication and port 587

Help for the stupid?

Andrew

 

[Brianmac]

if you "still" want to stay with gmail, you need to setup app password. Once app password is setup...
update /etc/mail/auth/client-info with new app password Gmail app key

then run the following:

chmod 600 client-info
makemap -r hash client-info.db < client-info
cd ..
make
systemctl restart sendmail

then immediately run

echo "test" | mail -s testmessage youremailaddress

to make sure it works...

 

[wardmundy]

@AndyInNYC: Also take a look at this article:

Deploying a Non-Google SMTP RelayHost with Asterisk – Nerd Vittles

nerdvittles.com

 

[ostridge]

Once app password is setup...
update /etc/mail/auth/client-info with new app password Gmail app key

Once you have your APPpassword from google -
The APPpassword simply replaces your regular password in /etc/mail/auth/client-info
And then run @Brianmac 's code above.

Well that should be quicker than troubling to set up a Non Google mail relayhost as above link.

 

[ostridge]

password "Cow".

Oh Andy I do hope you're not milking it? - sorry thats the nearest emoji in the dropdown list

 

[AndyInNYC]

I'm really not a farmer, so I can't really judge - but your joke really was the cream of the crop, ostridge.
Actually, I haven't decided on your joke - I'm half and half ...

Ok, jokes aside. getting an app password fixed the issue.

Thank you for looking out for your mentally deficient cohort.

 

[krzykat]

Oh Andy I do hope you're not milking it? - sorry thats the nearest emoji in the dropdown list

Looks like a cow ... but guess its beating a dead horse

 

[AndyInNYC]

that joke is an udder disgrace.