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Configure Postfix to Use Gmail for Sending
on May 16, 2012 – 12:52 pm 6 Comments
Here is a simple script to help you configure Linux postfix to use your Gmail account for sending emails. The script has been tested on OpenSuse 11.4 and 12.1, but should work find on any recent Linux disro. The only requirement is that you have postfix insalled.
#!/bin/bash
# igor@krazyworks.com
# 2012-05-16
#
# Configure Postfix to use your Gmail account for sending emails.
# Tested on OpenSuse 11.4 & 12.1
configure () {
if [ `rpm -qa | grep -ic postfix` -lt 1 ]
then
echo "Postfix is not installed. Exiting..."
exit 1
fi
POSTCONF=/etc/sysconfig/postfix
MAINCF=/etc/postfix/main.cf
SASL=/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
read -p "Enter your Gmail address " gmail_address
read -s -p "Enter your Gmail password: " gmail_password
}
postconf() {
if [ -f ${POSTCONF} ]
then
cat >> ${POSTCONF} <> /etc/postfix/sender_dependent_relayhost <> /etc/postfix/tls_per_site <> ${SASL} <> ${MAINCF} << EOF
smtp_tls_CApath = /etc/ssl/certs
EOF
fi
c_rehash /etc/ssl/certs
/etc/init.d/postfix stop
/etc/init.d/postfix start
}
# RUNTIME
configure
postconf
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