[PLUG] port 465 connection refused

[briand at pounceofcats.com]

On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:32:36 -0800
wes <plug at the-wes.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM <briand at pounceofcats.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:21:31 -0800
> > wes <plug at the-wes.com> wrote:  
> > > sounds like msmtp is not running. what is its service status?
> > >  
> >
> > that's the problem.
> >
> > I can find nothing in any of the set-up instructions talking about setting
> > up as a "listener". they are almost uniformly about using it to send email.
> >
> > I probably need a different package to actually have something that will
> > receive mail.
> >
> >
> >  
> 
> I agree.
> 
> is this the msmtp in question? https://marlam.de/msmtp/
> 
> if so, your assessment is correct, it is only meant to route emails to some
> other smtp server.
> 
> I use a similar package on debian called ssmtp ("simple smtp") and just
> have it pointed to the incoming smtp server that hosts my own domain email
> (gmail in this case) so it can only actually send anything to a domain
> recognized by that server. that way it would be much more difficult for it
> to be abused for spam. you could probably do the same with porkbun if you
> felt so inclined.
> 
> -wes

Shockingly - I managed to make postfix work !

Pretty much followed the directions over at the postfix page.


Brian


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Brian