IRC logs for #farmOS, 2019-09-27 (GMT)

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[13:51:13]<skipper_is[m]>What do I need to set up to allow emailing? At the moment, emails don't get sent
[14:31:46]<mstenta[m]>You need to have something like postfix or ssmtp installed
[14:32:41]<mstenta[m]>Postfix is there standard and can work by itself, but sometimes email clients will flag it as spam from unknown sources
[14:33:12]<mstenta[m]>Ssmtp is good for relaying through another service like AWS SES or MailChimp/Mandrill
[14:33:21]<mstenta[m]>Which tend to be more trusted
[14:33:32]<skipper_is[m]>Hmm ok, and Postfix needs to use an existing email address to send from?
[14:33:45]<mstenta[m]>I'd say start with postfix and see how that works
[14:33:54]<mstenta[m]>Nope you can send anything from anyone
[14:34:15]<mstenta[m]>Hence spam :-)
[14:34:19]<skipper_is[m]>So, what email address is it 'from'?
[14:34:23]<skipper_is[m]>Wait what?
[14:34:29]<mstenta[m]>Ah
[14:34:30]<mstenta[m]>Sorry
[14:34:45]<mstenta[m]>It will be from the farmOS/Drupal site email address by default
[14:34:55]<skipper_is[m]>Ah ok
[14:35:05]<mstenta[m]>Which is configured in /admin/config
[14:35:11]<skipper_is[m]>I can't just say from "admin@google.com" though surely?
[14:35:32]<mstenta[m]>You sure can
[14:35:39]<mstenta[m]>It might not go through
[14:35:47]<skipper_is[m]>.....And it'll look like it came from that actual address?
[14:35:55]<mstenta[m]>Yup
[14:35:59]<skipper_is[m]>......How is that secure?!
[14:36:07]<mstenta[m]>Email as a technology does not prevent it
[14:36:17]<skipper_is[m]>..............My entire mind is blown
[14:36:22]<mstenta[m]>But there are layers in between that will filter it out
[14:36:35]<mstenta[m]>I wouldn't try
[14:36:47]<mstenta[m]>Your server ip might get flagged as a spammer somewhere
[14:37:14]<mstenta[m]>The security comes from the receivers not the senders
[14:37:31]<mstenta[m]>And various methods of verification
[14:37:31]<skipper_is[m]>.....So why are not more spammers just using like bank email addresses with links?
[14:37:35]<mstenta[m]>Eg dkms
[14:37:51]<mstenta[m]>Because Gmail and other clients detect it
[14:38:58]<skipper_is[m]>My spam bin has some in that have "from" as a correct looking email address, but when you look at the actual details, the actual email address is something different..
[14:40:17]<skipper_is[m]>..My entire understanding of email has been destroyed...
[14:40:47]<skipper_is[m]>I'll go back to my SQL queries... I understand them to a point...
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