ssmtp email from a script problems [SOLVED]

dakster · Last edited by dakster on Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:06 pm; edited 1 time in total

I have a Linksys slug (arm based) running gentoo, and I'm trying to set up sending emails from scripts for this little embedded computer. I've set up a gmail account for this computer and emerged ssmtp successfully. My ssmtp.conf file consists of:

root=postmaster
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
UseTLS=YES

And the command I'm using is:

(echo "Subject: foo sub"; echo; cat testEmail) | ssmtp -au "USERNAME" -ap "PASSWORD" "myemail@gmail.com"

This command proceeds to hang indefinitely. The error I'm getting in my /var/log/messages is:

Jan 14 12:51:15 bubo sSMTP[6906]: Unable to set UseTLS="YES"

This pops up immediately in the log when I execute the command. Any tips? I don't know anything about mail systems to be honest, I'm sure it's something simple, but googling hasn't turned up anything....

ecosta · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 477 Location: Brussels,BE

I've had a few probs with ssmtp so I changed to msmtp and now I am happy

This is what I have incase you dicide to give it a go

~/.msmtprc
account <accountname>
host <mailserverip>
from <user@domain.com>

In .muttrc I just set the following
set sendmail="/usr/bin/msmtp -a <accountname>"

Then just email and forget about it...
$ mutt -s "TEST" john@doe.com

Hope this helps
-Ed
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dakster · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

Hmm, that mutt command seems to be an interactive command, which won't work for scripting. I'm trying now to just use msmtp, but so far it's just sitting there. Anyone know the syntax for a command line email using msmtp?

ecosta · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 477 Location: Brussels,BE

Sorry for late reply,
You can use it in a script, I do it all the time. This is what I have on my boxes:

ecosta · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 477 Location: Brussels,BE

Just realised you where using TLS... this is what I did to get TLS working

~/.msmtprc

thuk · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:56 am Post subject:

Hi There,

I'm using ssmtp with secure authentication as I think you want to. You might try adding a few extra lines to your ssmtp.conf:

dakster · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the tips, I'll give 'em a try tonight when I get home.

dakster · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:45 am Post subject:

Hmm, I tried the ssmtp route, my config file (/etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf) is now:

root=postmaster
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
UseTLS=YES
UseSTARTTLS=YES
AuthUser=(my account name)
AuthPass=(my password)

and I'm getting these errors in my logs:

Jan 18 19:49:45 bubo sSMTP[10529]: Unable to set UseTLS="YES"
Jan 18 19:49:45 bubo sSMTP[10529]: Unable to set UseSTARTTLS="YES"

I added a use flag "tls" and recompiled, nothing. Any ideas on this ssmtp before I switch over to msmtp? ssmtp seems simpler to me, I was hoping to get it working....

thuk · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

Check some of the other posts on the forum. Some ones to start with:

TIP: gmail and ssmtp

HOWTO ssmtp

I don't actually use ssmtp with gmail, but I would have assumed gmail would be similar to any other secure ssmtp host. From first glance try:

oxffffff · n00b Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 29

Did you compile ssmtp with the ssl USE flag turned on?
It will pull in openssl, but I think this is needed if you want to use TLS.

PS: as "emerge -pv ssmtp" will show you, there is no "tls" USE flag.

PPS: assuming you are using uclibc on the slug and not glibc, you will be hit by bug #145456. See there for a patch that still awaits being applied.

dakster · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject:

Finally got it working by doing what oxffffff said, and the added bits from this page:
http://www.destr0yr.com/article.php/Gmail_and_sSMTP

Works great now, thanks for the help!