Sending Emails from a Ubuntu Server - GMail

Reblogged from A bit of Computer Science:

1)Instal SSMTP:

sudo apt-get install ssmtp

2)Edit /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
hostname=USER@MYDOMAIN.com
root=USER@MYDOMAIN.com
AuthUser=USER@MYDOMAIN.com
AuthPass=PASSWORD
UseSTARTTLS=yes
UseTLS=yes
FromLineOverride=yes

3)Edit /etc/ssmtp/revaliases

This step is important!

root:USER@MYDOMAIN.com:smtp.gmail.com:587
matt:USER@MYDOMAIN.com:smtp.gmail.com:587

4)Send a Test E-mail

ssmtp test@test.com
To: Test Guy <test@test.com>
From: Me <USER@MYDOMAIN.com>
Subject: Hello World

Hello world!