how do I configure postfix to send mails to a smtp server

hakker82 · Apprentice Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 188

I use fetchmail and postfix to get mails
that works without any problems

but my postfix queue doesn't send any mails, they are all in mailq

how do I have to configure postfix that it sends my mails?

I know the smtp-server: pop.cl.uni-heidelberg.de

what do I else have to do?

Kurse · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:58 pm Post subject:

Add to /etc/postfix/main.cf

hakker82 · Apprentice Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 188

this is all?

what do I have to do, if I must authenticate?

Amarack · n00b Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Posts: 28

If the smtp requires you to authenticate you should look at this post:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=56633&highlight=smtp-auth

He uses sasl to allow postfix to relay messages to the server. You would just be focusing on the parts about "Adding SMTP-AUTH to Postfix." But he does use cyrus-sasl, as well as postfix compiled with the sasl USE flag. So you might need to reemerge some stuff. I really recommend that guide, it helps a lot.

Good luck.