Comments on: Configuring Mutt To Use An Alternate MTA : ESMTP http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Potrowl http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-10079 Peter Potrowl Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:03:45 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-10079 @cda: I don't know whether it is possible not to put the password in a config file with esmtp. However, it is possible to do so with msmtp (http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/). This software is equivalent to esmtp and can use Gnome-keyring to store the smtp password. Some help can be found here: http://imaginateaqui.net/blog/2008/10/using-msmtp-with-the-gnome-keyring/ since msmtp provides no tool for putting the password in gnome-keyring and no help in the documentation! Hope this helps! @cda:
I don’t know whether it is possible not to put the password in a config file with esmtp.

However, it is possible to do so with msmtp (http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/). This software is equivalent to esmtp and can use Gnome-keyring to store the smtp password.

Some help can be found here: http://imaginateaqui.net/blog/2008/10/using-msmtp-with-the-gnome-keyring/ since msmtp provides no tool for putting the password in gnome-keyring and no help in the documentation!

Hope this helps!

]]> By: cda http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-5764 cda Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:49:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-5764 this is very handy, thank you! but does anyone know if there is a way to accomplish the authentication without putting one's account password in plaintext in the .esmtprc file? this is very handy, thank you!
but does anyone know if there is a way to accomplish the authentication without putting one’s account password in plaintext in the .esmtprc file?

]]> By: jeff http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-5251 jeff Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:32:27 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-5251 Any idea how to get TLS to work for _all_ users, such as a global '.authenticate' directory rather than one in each user's home directory? Any idea how to get TLS to work for _all_ users, such as a global ‘.authenticate’ directory rather than one in each user’s home directory?

]]> By: Luca Bruno http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-4998 Luca Bruno Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:58:21 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-4998 Helpful tutorial, thanks very much. Helpful tutorial, thanks very much.

]]> By: Henry http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-4763 Henry Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:14:24 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-4763 Finally a tutorial that works! Thanks Finally a tutorial that works! Thanks

]]> By: Loïc Minier http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-1682 Loïc Minier Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:23:56 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-1682 Fortunately, installing Postfix on a modern distribution doesn't turn you into a spam relay in the default configuration, and it's trivial to disable listening on port 25 if you really want to make sure you're not a SMTP server. Please note that Mutt now has built-in SMTP support, at least in Debian sid. Fortunately, installing Postfix on a modern distribution doesn’t turn you into a spam relay in the default configuration, and it’s trivial to disable listening on port 25 if you really want to make sure you’re not a SMTP server.

Please note that Mutt now has built-in SMTP support, at least in Debian sid.

]]> By: LaserJock http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-1683 LaserJock Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:00:14 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-1683 I had the same issue. I ended up using msmtp because it is very easy to setup and works well with my SSL/TLS. I had the same issue. I ended up using msmtp because it is very easy to setup and works well with my SSL/TLS.

]]> By: Ubuntu Tutorials http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-1684 Ubuntu Tutorials Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:29:09 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-1684 Donnie - I had postfix setup to do relaying as well but I felt postfix was more difficult to setup and I didn't want to run chances of becoming a spam relay, etc. This removes the MTA from the machine. Donnie – I had postfix setup to do relaying as well but I felt postfix was more difficult to setup and I didn’t want to run chances of becoming a spam relay, etc. This removes the MTA from the machine.

]]> By: Donnie Pennington http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/08/configuring-mutt-to-use-an-alternate-mta-esmtp/#comment-1685 Donnie Pennington Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:55:50 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=363#comment-1685 How is this approach using esmtp different (or better?) than using postfix to do the same thing? I have my mutt set up to relay with postfix through mac.com, for instance (where my email account is). How is this approach using esmtp different (or better?) than using postfix to do the same thing? I have my mutt set up to relay with postfix through mac.com, for instance (where my email account is).

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