Config Godaddy Smtp Realy

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Config 3rd (Godaddy)  SMTP server as the relay of your smtp server

 

Godaddy:

MX records:

0 smtp.secureserver.net
10 mailstore1.secureserver.net

 

Host Names (CNAME)

POP pop.secureserver.net
IMAP imap.secureserver.net
SMTP smtpout.secureserver.net

 

Port:

  • Without SSL
    • Incoming Port
      IMAP – 143
      POP – 110
    • Outgoing (SMTP) port
      One of the following: 25, 80, 3535
  • With SSL
    • Incoming Port
      IMAP – 993
      POP – 995
    • Outgoing (SMTP) port
      465

 

 

Install Postfix

sudo apt-get install mailutils
sudo apt-get install postfix

Config Postfix

sudo nano /etc/postfix/main.cf

Test Postfix SMTP Server Can Send Email

echo "This is the body of the email" | 
mail -s "This is the subject line" xxx@gmail.com

Forward System Mail via the Postfix SMTP Server

cat /etc/aliases

# /etc/aliases
mailer-daemon: postmaster
postmaster: root
nobody: root
hostmaster: root
usenet: root
news: root
webmaster: root
www: root
ftp: root
abuse: root
noc: root
security: root
root:  account@yourdomain

Send  Mail via external (Godaddy) smtp server

Configuring  Usernames and Passwords

sudo nano    /etc/postfix/sasl/passwd
[smtpout.secureserver.net]:80 account@yourdomain:passwd
sudo postmap /etc/postfix/sasl/passwd

Configuring Relay

sudo nano    /etc/postfix/main.cf


# specify SMTP relay host 
relayhost = [smtpout.secureserver.net]:80

At the end of the file, add the following parameters to enable authentication:

cat /etc/postfix/main.cf

smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl/passwd

Test Postfix SMTP Relay

echo "email via godaddy smtp" | 
mail -s "smtp relay" "From: account@yourdomain" xxx@dest

Config email  alias From header in Postfix

 Add the line into /etc/postfix/main.cf

smtp_generic_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/generic

cat /etc/postfix/generic

other-email  account@yourdomain

sudo postmap /etc/postfix/generic