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I want to send emails from my Ubuntu PC to other PCs on internet. I also have an account on yahoo.gr,there are some commands like ssmtp or mail or mutt but they don't work for me. Perhaps I should change the files on the folder: /var/mail ?

Lorenz Keel
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  • Install ssmtp Install ssmtp:

    sudo apt-get install ssmtp

  • Edit the ssmtp config file :

    gksu gedit /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

  • Add these lines in the file and don't forget to edit according to your needs

    root=username@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
rewriteDomain=gmail.com
AuthUser=username
AuthPass=password
FromLineOverride=YES
UseTLS=YES

  • Enter the email address of the person who will receive your email:

    ssmtp recepient_name@gmail.com

  • Now enter this:

    To: recipient_name@gmail.com
From: username@gmail.com
Subject: Sent from a terminal!

    ADD you contents here now

  • To send the email:

    Ctrl + D

This links shows you another 4 different methods how to send mail from terminal

Maythux
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