[opensuse-kde] MTA for KMail
Hello, when I set new sending account in KMail, I can choose between (local) SMTP server and Sendmail. In some sites I have problems with SMTP (silly firewall and not very well configured mail servers...), so I would like to set sending of e-mails from my laptop's KMail using some MTA. I did not do any extra settings for Sendmail. When I set sending using Sendmail in KMail, the mail is sent without any error but usually not delivered... Any idea how to get it to work? Thanks in advance! Best regards -- Vojtěch Zeisek Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu / Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux http://www.opensuse.org/ http://web.natur.cuni.cz/~zeisek/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
Hello,
Hi,
when I set new sending account in KMail, I can choose between (local) SMTP server and Sendmail. In some sites I have problems with SMTP
If I understand correctly, you use a laptop computer in different networks.
(silly firewall and not very well configured mail servers...), so I would like to set sending of e-mails from my laptop's KMail using some MTA. I did not do any extra settings for Sendmail. When I set sending using Sendmail in KMail, the mail is sent without any error but usually not delivered... Any idea how to get it to work?
As I understand sendmail just takes away from the MUA the direct dealing with the SMTP protokol. sendmail itself uses the SMTP protokol. If SMTP is blocked within the site you are in sendmail same as your MUA is not able to connect to the mail server you send mails to. Sometimes the SMTP server of your provider accept mails on a port (587) different from the standard SMTP port 25. Try to configure your MUA or sendmail to use that port. Regards Stefan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
Dne Čt 8. dubna 2010 13:11:47 Stefan Schlörholz napsal(a):
Hello,
Hi,
when I set new sending account in KMail, I can choose between (local) SMTP server and Sendmail. In some sites I have problems with SMTP
If I understand correctly, you use a laptop computer in different networks.
Yes, and in one network is MS Exchange with SMTP using authorisation against AD. I have the account, but I'm not able to get it to work in KMail. And number of SMTP servers I use is going to be high. :-) So I would like to use something more universal.
(silly firewall and not very well configured mail servers...), so I would like to set sending of e-mails from my laptop's KMail using some MTA. I did not do any extra settings for Sendmail. When I set sending using Sendmail in KMail, the mail is sent without any error but usually not delivered... Any idea how to get it to work?
As I understand sendmail just takes away from the MUA the direct dealing with the SMTP protokol. sendmail itself uses the SMTP protokol. If SMTP is blocked within the site you are in sendmail same as your MUA is not able
It is not blocked. It only does not work. :-)
to connect to the mail server you send mails to.
Sometimes the SMTP server of your provider accept mails on a port (587) different from the standard SMTP port 25. Try to configure your MUA or sendmail to use that port.
Regards
Stefan
Kind regards -- Vojtěch Zeisek Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu / Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux http://www.opensuse.org/ http://web.natur.cuni.cz/~zeisek/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2010-04-08 09:07, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Hello, when I set new sending account in KMail, I can choose between (local) SMTP server and Sendmail. In some sites I have problems with SMTP (silly firewall and not very well configured mail servers...), so I would like to set sending of e-mails from my laptop's KMail using some MTA. I did not do any extra settings for Sendmail. When I set sending using Sendmail in KMail, the mail is sent without any error but usually not delivered... Any idea how to get it to work?
Using "sendmail" in current openSUSE means using postfix, and for this to work you have to configure postfix first. It will attempt to send by default, but fail, because other servers will probably consider you an spammer. Have a look at the log file to see why (/var/log/mail). You can use postfix if you teach it to use your sending account with your ISP. Typically you define an smtp (remote) server in kmail and authenticate with it. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iF4EAREIAAYFAku+MWIACgkQja8UbcUWM1w+hAD/Qxzz5hlQSD22GcpN2OBGxwL0 gEUZr68PFP4FFqWn5/gA+wQ0HmQtbZEJ8rJP5ixs3i6bDIlWfagwkZD2/WQSavtM =zDAA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org
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