Re: [SLUG] Checking my understanding of using DynDNS.org services.

[Phil Scarratt <fil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Lake wrote:
> Phil Scarratt wrote:
> > I meant I have used gmail's SMTP server to send from an email client 
> > on a laptop before, the laptop connecting to the internet with 
> > different internet connections depending on the country at the time. 
> > The from address was not gmail's - I can't specifically remember now 
> > but I think gmail may have added an extra header to indicate that it 
> > was sent via gmail. No copying and pasting or anything. Download the 
> > mail from your domain's mailbox, read it with whatever you want, reply 
> > and send it via gmail's servers (from memory it was an authenticated, 
> > encrypted connection to a non-standard SMTP port).
>
> I didn't understand your suggestion at first as I didnt know one could 
> use gmail for this. I googled and have found this very easily.
>
> "Set your POP client to route outbound mail to smtp.google.com with port 
> 465 and SSL enabled and use your Gmail login credentials. "
>
> and also here: 
> http://lifehacker.com/software/email-apps/how-to-use-gmail-as-your-smtp-server-111166.php 
>
>
> I'll try this at home tonight or when I get a chance.
> This goes to show that making a post here can be so rewarding. Thanks Phil.

Your welcome! Just check out the extra header - it doesn't interfere 
with the regular email stuff (replying, sending, etc), but I think some 
clients will display extra, non-standard headers which may make your 
email not look professional (Thunderbird I think displayed the extra 
header, not sure about others). This could well have changed by now 
anyway. The only other thing to be aware of is that I think any mail 
sent through gmail gets stored in your gmail sent mailbox - not likely 
to be a problem as google account storage must be close to 3GB by now.

Fil