Use exim4 as smarthost SMTP server.(UBUNTU)

apt-get install exim4

su -

$ dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config

General type of mail configuration: mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or fetchmail
System mail name: localhost
Ip Address to listen on: 127.0.0.1
Other destinations~: yourdyndns.domain.com
Machines to Relay for: <empty>
IP address or hostname of the outgoing smarthost: smtp.gmail.com::587
Hide local mail name in outgoing mail: No
Keep number of DNS queries minimal: No
Delivery method for local mail: mbox format in /var/mail/
Split configuration into small files: Yes

vi /etc/exim4/passwd.client

gmail-smtp.l.google.com:user_relay@gmail.com:password_relay
*.google.com:user_relay@gmail.com:password_relay
smtp.gmail.com:user_relay@gmail.com:password_relay

$ chmod 640 /etc/exim4/passwd.client

$ chown root:Debian-exim /etc/exim4/passwd.client


$ vi /etc/exim4/email-addresses

root@localhost: user_relay@gmail.com

$ chmod 640 /etc/exim4/email-addresses

5. Verifing Exim config.

$ vi /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf

dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
dc_other_hostnames='yourdyndns.domain.com'
dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
dc_readhost='yourdyndns.domain.com'
dc_relay_domains="
dc_minimaldns='false'
dc_relay_nets="
dc_smarthost='smtp.gmail.com::587'
CFILEMODE='644'
dc_use_split_config='true'
dc_hide_mailname='false'
dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
dc_localdelivery='mail_spool'

6. restart service MTA.

$ /etc/init.d/exim4 restart


(RedHat)centos-fedora
yum install exim

So what to do is: edit "/etc/exim/exim.conf", add:


# routers section
send_via_gmail:
  driver = manualroute
  domains = ! +local_domains
  transport = gmail_smtp
  route_list = * gmail-smtp.l.google.com

# transports section
gmail_smtp:
  driver = smtp
  port = 587
  hosts_require_auth = gmail-smtp.l.google.com
  hosts_require_tls = gmail-smtp.l.google.com

# authenticators section
gmail_login:
  driver = plaintext
  public_name = LOGIN
  client_send = : youraccount@gmail.com : yourpassword

[root@localhost ~]# service exim start