SID-01618: Configuring Mail & Proxy

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.1.3	Perl version:	5.++
Category:	MailInContrib	Server OS:	Ubutu 10.x+	Last update:	11 years ago

I have configured TWIKI and running successfully in browser, explored some of its features as well, but the real issue now a days i am facing is to configuring email . i want to notify users automatically when a new account has been created or password change or any other. web notify.

since a week or so , i m trying with send-mail and ssmtp. but not working.

kindly share a working solution.

i have a gmail account as well of my own domain account and web server's configuration.

kindly tell me. either i have to configure all in Twiki COnfiguration or any other configurations in Sendmail, /etc/mail/ or /etc/ssmpt/

I am using Ubuntu 10.x+, kindly share a valuable solution.

-- Qadeer Ghouri - 2013-01-07

Discussion and Answer

Gmail can be used as an SMTP server as described at http://lifehacker.com/111166/how-to-use-gmail-as-your-smtp-server. However, TWiki currently does not have the TLS option, so it is unlikely you can use Gmail for TWiki. Where is your TWiki server hosted? Many hosting environments allow unauthenticated mail from within. If so try localhost as the {SMTP}{MAILHOST}.

If you like to go with Gmail you could enhance TWiki to support TLS, or you could hire a consultant to do that for you.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2013-01-07

I have a email server that does not support TLS. www.mycomnapy.com

and i have outgoing and incoming mail server addresses

mail.mycompany.com mail.mycompany.com

and outgoing port is : 587

The thing is i am trying various ways to configure, I am using Ubuntu 12.04.

Some i did with SenMail program, I configured "ssmtp" , I configured /etc/mail/...

Kindly tell me the exact entries and fixes so My twiki site send email when ever i add a new user.

I am really upset for not getting into actions. exact findings.

Thanks,

-- Qadeer Ghouri - 2013-01-08

To: Peter Thoeny.

When i add new user according to my domain or gmial, it gives me error below in double quotes

"Attention

Thank you for registering

Your personal TWiki user profile page <abc> has been created (Suggestion: How about uploading your picture to your profile page?) You are also listed in the UserList topic

Warning: Could not send confirmation email

ERROR: Can't send mail using Net::SMTP. 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. u3sm42230784bkw.9 Too many failures sending mail "

Kindly help me out.

-- Qadeer Ghouri - 2013-01-08

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to reopen if needed. Consider engaging one of the TWiki consultants if you need timely help. We invite you to get involved with the community, it is more likely you get community support if you support the open source project!

-- Peter Thoeny - 2013-03-05

TWiki does not yet support TLS for e-mail. There is a patch however: SMTPUseTLS

-- Peter Thoeny - 2014-11-04

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