Smtp server app ?

[bramstoker]

I have my own domain and i used to send mail from my xp box using the smtp server, is there any way to replicate this on my iMac? I am currently using my
gmail account to send out, but this send my domain emails as if they were from my gmail account. Any apps out there people can reccommend or is there a way to do this in 10.8 ?

Cheers

 

[Weaselboy]

Upgrade to OS X Server edition and it includes a mail server.

http://www.apple.com/osx/server/

$20 upgrade from Mountain Lion.

 

[bramstoker]

Hi
Cheers for that, seems a little OTT just to send out a few emails, anything a little simpler?

Cheers

 

[matspekkie]

apple mail setup

If it were possible to send them with xp the same is possible within apple mail.
in preferences (apple mail if that is the used mail client) go to accounts and change the outgoing smtp server for that account most preferably use only this server. Mind you you may have to set the account settings properly (ports ssl/non ssl username password) according to the mailserver of your domain.

 

[Weaselboy]

Hi
Cheers for that, seems a little OTT just to send out a few emails, anything a little simpler?

Cheers

I know it looks like a lot, all it does is unlock the OS server tools already on your Mac. If all you want to use is Mail server, you can just use that and nothing else. There are lots of UNIX mail servers that will work on OS X also, but I have no experience with them to make a recommendation.

 

[takeshi74]

If it were possible to send them with xp the same is possible within apple mail.

^ This. It's pretty standard for nearly every email client out there (Mac or not).

I have my own domain and i used to send mail from my xp box using the smtp server, is there any way to replicate this on my iMac?

If you lost the SMTP settings then request them from your email provider.

 

[Weaselboy]

If it were possible to send them with xp the same is possible within apple mail.
in preferences (apple mail if that is the used mail client) go to accounts and change the outgoing smtp server for that account most preferably use only this server. Mind you you may have to set the account settings properly (ports ssl/non ssl username password) according to the mailserver of your domain.

^ This. It's pretty standard for nearly every email client out there (Mac or not).

I think you are missing OP's point. He wants to run his own mail SERVER. This has nothing to do with the Mail client.

 

[bramstoker]

Thanks Weaselboy, i think i may have to try the server route.

Cheers

 

[Weaselboy]

Thanks Weaselboy, i think i may have to try the server route.

Cheers

Please post up how it works out. I'm curious now.

 

[bramstoker]

Im a bit about doing it to be honest was hoping for more of a plugin app type thing to be honest, i cant believe theres not a demand for this type of thing.

 

[cvaldes]

Every Mac running OS X has a pre-installed copy of the Postfix MTA.

I found some instructions online

http://slashusr.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/enabling-postfix-for-outbound-relay-via-gmail-on-os-x-lion-11/

on how to do this from the command line.

Most hardcore UNIX sysadmins won't bother with a GUI for something like MTA configuration which is probably why there aren't many (any?) GUI tools besides OS X Server.

 

[bramstoker]

Thanks cvaldes, that could be what im after,I'm a little weary of trying to much as im new to the mac so used to playing with these type of things in windows.