[pskmail] Re: Gmail as server SMTP
- From: Pär Crusefalk <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:57:58 +0200
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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