Topic: Getting outbound mail to work when external SMTP server uses port 587

[holck]

My new Internet Service Provider requires authentication with username and password on port 587 for using the provider's SMTP server. I have spent several hours to get this working - here is my solution, so hopefully others can use their time better

The username and password for SMTP is set up in the server manager, put here you cannot change the port number. So this requires a little coding:

Add this key to the configuration database:

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# /sbin/e-smith/config setprop smtp-auth-proxy Port 587

Add the lines marked with ++ to /usr/local/sbin/smtp-auth-proxy.pl

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$prop->{Passwd} = $smtp_proxy_rec->prop('Passwd');
++ $prop->{Port} = $smtp_proxy_rec->prop('Port');
$prop->{Debug} = $smtp_proxy_rec->prop('Debug');
and

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my $system_name = $self->get_property('SystemName');
++ my $port = $self->get_property('Port');
my $name = $self->get_property('Userid');

And in the file also change

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my $smtp = Net::SMTP->new($smarthost,
  Hello => "${system_name}.${domain_name}",
  Debug => $debug
);
to

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my $smtp = Net::SMTP->new($smarthost,
  Hello => "${system_name}.${domain_name}",
  Debug => $debug,
  Port => $port
);
Finally restart smtp-auth-proxy and qmail:

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#svc -t /var/service/smtp-auth-proxy
#svc -t /var/service/qmail


[CharlieBrady]

So this requires a little coding: ...

Please post all this information in a New Feature Request in the Bug Tracker. Thanks.

[thomasch]

Please post all this information in a New Feature Request in the Bug Tracker. Thanks.

Similar NFR raised some time ago by RV  http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546
RV want a new 'port' field for 'pop before send' email authentication in server-manager

Please follow up the proposed solution there

thomas