[CS-FSLUG] using postfix or sendmail to send mail (SOLVED)

[David McGlone]

On Sunday 15 March 2009 10:22:22 pm Stephen J. McCracken wrote:
> > I switched to port 587 and all worked. Thanks for the lead. When I seen
> > that you specified a port, I tried 465 and that didn't work. So I tried
> > 587 and viola mail sent and returned.
>
> FYI:
>
> Port 587 is used usually as an alternate to port 25 for sending mail
> when port 25 might be blocked.
>
> Port 465 is the standard port for SMTPS (SMTP over SSL).  If you had a
> working SSL connection for your SMTP, your test of port 465 might have
> worked, too.

I had this nagging voice in me telling me the same thing, but for the life of 
me I couldn't find anywhere in postfix, a place to add a username and 
password.

Blessings,
David M.
http://www.dmcentral.net