[pskmail] Re: Gmail as server SMTP
- From: Bernard Dekok <kc9sgv@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:56:06 -0500
Thanks, Par,
Yes, I realize it is all in the pskmailrc.pl
I looked at your code a bit, to the extent that I understand it.
The user_db.pl has nothing to do with it.
But sometimes a client can't update the server with a bad HF connection,
as I found.
The update does not "take".
Then it would be possible for the server sysop to manually update the
user-db.pl file, not so ?
Would that even work ?
Gmail is very spam-conscious.
So Gmail it makes it hard for good intented users, like PSKmailers too,
unfortunately.
Once you get it working, it works just fine, though.
I hope other server sysops can duplicate my findings as discussed.
KC9SGV
On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 6:57 AM, Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Bernard,
>
> I'm sorry but the server will only use one common smtp server for all
> users so this may look like its working but in reality it's your
> pskmailrc.pl that is doing all the heavy lifting here.
> Users should of course fetch emails from their own accounts but the
> server will always send outgoing emails through the one server
> configured within pskmailrc.pl. Here is the code that does it:
>
> sub send_mail {
> my($to, $from, $subject, @body)= @_;
> my $smtp;
>
> if ($smtpauthlevel != 2) # Will not use TLS Auth
> {
> $smtp = Net::SMTP->new($relay,
> Hello => $smtphelo,
> Debug => 1,);
> die "Could not open connection: $!" unless $smtp;
> if ($smtpauthlevel == 1 && $smtptlsuser ne '') # Plain AUTH here
> {
> if ( !$smtp->auth($smtptlsuser, $smtptlspass) ) {
> logprint ("SMTP authentication failed or is not needed.\n");
> }
> }
> }
> else # Will use TLS Auth
> {
> logprint ("SMTP TLS requested, no debug info available..\n");
> $smtp = new Net::SMTP::TLS($relay,
> Hello => $smtphelo,
> Port => $smtptlsport,
> User => $smtptlsuser,
> Password => $smtptlspass,
> Timeout => 10,
> Debug => 1);
> die "Could not open TLS connection: $!" if (! defined $smtp);
> }
> etc........
>
> So, it's the parameters from pskmailrc.pl that are used.
>
> The problem with use of different smtp servers is also that other
> servers than gmail may have restricted access to users from within their
> own network. That is, comcast may have an smtp server that only
> customers currently connected through comcast may access. Trying to
> access that smtp server when not connected through comcast will by
> default be regarded as a spam attempt. So, trying to use other smtp
> servers will fail.
>
> That user database is somewhat confusing here, it was designed many
> moons ago and the smtp server field is no longer used.
>
> 73 de Per, sm0rwo
>
>
>
> Bernard Dekok skrev 2012-03-28 13:15:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Some new tips on handling Gmail as server SMTP which worked for me.
> >
> > Below is an example of a working server
> > *"user_db.pl <http://user_db.pl>"* file *using Gmail as SMTP host*.
> > Note that the *Pop user is also with Gmail,* in this case, but with a
> > *different* Gmail address account.
> > The Pop user will have to go into his Gmail account and *allow access*
> > to the
> > server SMTP Gmail account, to access his Pop user account.
> > It will work OK initially without this step above, but then later it
> > suddenly won't....
> >
> > K1RJV K3UK AI7RR K2MO K8ZAG KC9SGV KZ5ED
> >
> > Station callsign: KC9SGV
> >
> > Commands for KC9SGV:
> > 1: Pop host = pop.gmail.com <http://pop.gmail.com>
> > 2: Pop user = kc9sgv1000@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kc9sgv1000@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 3: Pop password = mysecret
> > 4: SMTP server = smtp_host
> > 5: From address = kc9sgv1000@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kc9sgv1000@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 6: Mail file = /home/administrator/.pskmail/.mailuser (or similar)
> > 7: APRS password = none
> > 9: Delete callsign
> > 0: Exit
> >
> > Command nr:
> >
> > The *server station* also needs to *signed out of all Google and Gmail
> > accounts* from the same IP address.
> > Otherwise Gmail handles multiple simultaneous transactions as
> > undesirable, and locks the server out.
> > The client must enable POP, and disable IMAP in his Gmail account.
> >
> > Hope it works for you too.
> > KC9SGV
> >
>
>
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