Authentication feature for mail smart host

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[vlongjvc]

I wish for authentication feature in event notifications using mail smart host, because our Mailserver requires authentification when mail sender attempt to send email via smart host.

[gyp_the_cat]

Hi vlongjvc,

What version of Endian are you on?

In Proxy - SMTP - Advanced, there is an option for smart host with authentication, and the relay messages should be logged in the main /var/log/mail.log.

Gyp

[vlongjvc]

Hi gyp_the_cat,

I am using EFW 2.3.0, do you mean if I want to use "Event notifications" function I need to turn on SMTP proxy?

Thanks for your reply,

[gyp_the_cat]

Are all your clients behind Endian using the your ISPs Smart Host directly I take it?

Sorry I think I mis-understood your original query

[vlongjvc]

Hi gyp_the_cat,

So sorry to make you confused with my question, I mean "Event notifications" in "Sytem" menu. I think this function will send an alert email to system admin when there is an attack to network. But how to send this alert email when smart host requires authentication?

Thanks for your attention,

Long

[gyp_the_cat]

Hi vlongjvc,

Thats much clearer thank you

You're right it would be very much a nice to have on a new version, after all sometimes you don't want your email going through a network thats under attack.

The way I see it though there are a  of work arounds:

1) Set the Smart Host for the server thats responsible for delivery of the email, so if I used: mail sender address as endian@mycompany.com, mail recipient address as me@hotmail.com, and mail smart host as mx1.hotmail.com, that should work.

2) Use the SMTP proxy, so as above but in the mail smart host use localhost and make sure that the SMTP proxy is setup to relay from 127.0.0.1 which it should be by default.

Either way, it should do what you want it to do before the guys at Endian fix it

Gyp

[Steve]

I see the problem.
There is a smarthost authentication setting (Proxy > SMTP > Advanced) but it seems to be only relevant if you are using the SMTP Proxy.

The Event Notifications section (System > Event notifications > Settings) has a Mail Smarthost setting but it has no authentication option.
I triggered an event (SSH login attempt) and the email was sent but but was rejected by my smarthost (lack of authentication).

I did however, manage to send an email notification out through my ISP using my ISP allocated email address - this is because I don't need authentication since
a: I am connected to my ISP (via my WAN connection)
b: I used my ISP allocated email address

I can see there is a definite need to have an authentication option.

It's worth reporting this to Endian as a bug (though technically isn't)

[vlongjvc]

Thank you Steve & gyp_the_cat for your feedback, maybe in EFW 2.3.1 it will be fixed. I am waiting for new version of EFW. Thanks all.

[robles]

Hi there, do you know if there's an update on this? I'm having this same issue, plus a new one:
We use Google apps in our company and GMail requires TLS which -unless I'm mistaken- the Endian's sendmail doesn't support yet.
TLS is used to encrypt the mail as it travels from server to server. As I'm emailing backups, it definitely would be a reallly super nice-to-have.

Thanks!
Robles