Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula's bsmtp and gmail

2008-07-09 10:27:14
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula's bsmtp and gmail
From: Ryan Novosielski <novosirj AT umdnj DOT edu>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:26:51 -0400
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John Drescher wrote:
>> I think smtp.gmail.com is used by gmail users for relaying email, so it
>> requires authentication (your gmail password).  The bsmtp program is only
>> useful to connect to a local mail relay that doesn't require password
>> authentication.
>>
> I know for my bacula emails to gmail that I do not connect to
> smtp.gmail.com. I use a postfix email server on a local machine.

The rule of thumb is that you should be using the mail server that
resides on your network, whatever mail server that is supposed to be
(and assuming there is one). Mail servers generally allow mail from the
local network and are strict, if they allow it at all, about mail from
the outside.

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