Re: Is SMTP with no authentication possible?
On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 12:11:02PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
> I have looked back in the list archives and others seem to have had
> this problem but I see no resolution.
>
> I am using mutt on a corporate network where both I and the SMTP
> server are behind a firewall. Thus there is no authentication for
> the SMTP server (you may or may not agree with this but it's the way
> it is, I can't change it).
>
> Is there no way to tell mutt that no sort of authentication is
> required?
>
>
> Alternatively I could use an external authenticated SMTP server but
> then (presumably) I need to build mutt with SASL and some other bits,
> can someone clarify what exactly is required please. This is on a bog
> standard Fedora 7 system, I do have root access and have (obviously!)
> already built mutt 1.5.16 so another build or two is not beyond me.
>
Just a further bit of information, I have now built mutt with SASL and
when I try and send mail it says:-
No authenticators available
.... help!!
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Chris Green