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I have the following ssmtp.conf file:

[email protected]
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
hostname=ed424cef9b52
UseTLS=Yes
UseStartTTLS=Yes
AuthMethod=LOGIN
AuthUser=test
AuthPass=test
FromLineOverride=yes
TLS_CA_File=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

I can connect to 587 gmail port:

telnet smtp.gmail.com 587
Trying 64.233.186.109...
Connected to gmail-smtp-msa.l.google.com.

But when I try to send mail:

/usr/sbin/ssmtp -v [email protected] < qq
ssmtp: Cannot open smtp.gmail.com:587

echo test | mailx  -s "testing ssmtp setup" [email protected]
send-mail: Cannot open smtp.gmail.com:587
Can't send mail: sendmail process failed with error code 1
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    UseStartTTLS=Yes is probably wrong, a T too many.
    – wurtel
    May 12, 2015 at 11:18
  • Yup, shame on me! Now it asking me the App password of Google :-/
    – sebelk
    May 12, 2015 at 11:30
  • At gmail it should be port 465. mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
    – SDsolar
    Sep 10, 2017 at 6:27
  • Here are the proper instructions for what you are trying to do: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/363814/…
    – SDsolar
    Oct 9, 2017 at 18:24

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The proper port is 465

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EXCERPT:

Install ssmtp with the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ssmtp

Then go into /etc/ssmtp and edit ssmtp.conf to look like this:

[email protected]
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
FromLineOverride=YES
[email protected]
AuthPass=testing123
UseTLS=YES

Send a one-liner like so:

echo "Testing...1...2...3" | ssmtp [email protected]

Send a formatted text file like so:

cat mymessage | ssmtp [email protected]

Where mymessage can be formatted to have lines for TO: and SUBJECT: and the body.

TO: [email protected]
SUBJECT: Testing
     -blank line-
Message body goes here....
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