Setup SENDMAIL on Mac OSX Yosemite

sendmail_setup.md

SENDMAIL on MAC OSX Yosemite

http://www.garron.me/en/mac/postfix-relay-gmail-mac-os-x-local-smtp.html

1. Create a file to store our credentials:

   sudo vim /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

2. Add something like this:

   smtp.gmail.com:587 username@gmail.com:password

3. Now run:

   sudo postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

4. Prepare the postfix main config file:

   sudo vim /etc/postfix/main.cf

5. Add/update these lines

   relayhost=smtp.gmail.com:587 smtp_sasl_auth_enable=yes smtp_sasl_password_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd smtp_use_tls=yes smtp_tls_security_level=encrypt tls_random_source=dev:/dev/urandom smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtp_always_send_ehlo = yes smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain

6. Stop/Start the service

   sudo postfix stop && sudo postfix start

7. Check the queue for any errors

   mailq