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    From Kim Heino@2:222/2 to Sean Rima on Tue Mar 4 12:04:26 2025
    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.

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  • From Sean Rima@2:222/2 to Kim Heino on Tue Mar 4 18:29:12 2025
    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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  • From Sean Rima@2:263/1.1 to Kim Heino on Tue Mar 4 18:24:44 2025

    Hello Kim!

    04 Mar 25 12:04, you wrote to me:

    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

    I have it relaying to my own ISP for now. I don't know why I forgot about it

    Sean


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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Sean Rima on Thu Mar 27 11:51:34 2025
    Hello Sean!

    04 Mar 2025 18:24, Sean Rima wrote to Kim Heino:


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

    +1

    bbbs -> postfix@localhost -> world

    default in postfix, sean stop using isp email

    I have it relaying to my own ISP for now. I don't know why I forgot
    about it

    if you need help with postfix, just ask

    in case i need

    postconf -nf
    postconf -Mf


    Regards Benny

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  • From Sean Rima@2:263/1 to Benny Pedersen on Thu Mar 27 16:10:28 2025
    Benny Pedersen wrote to Sean Rima <=-

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

    +1

    bbbs -> postfix@localhost -> world

    default in postfix, sean stop using isp email

    I have it relaying to my own ISP for now. I don't know why I forgot
    about it

    if you need help with postfix, just ask

    in case i need

    postconf -nf
    postconf -Mf


    I am going down the exim route. I had some experience years ago

    Sean


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