need to send mail from bsd box via Windows desktop

[Noel]

On 9/12/2014 4:24 PM, Alex Stangl wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 02:22:07PM -0600, Dale Scott wrote:
>> Hi list, I'm building a proof-of-concept system using a freebsd box on an enterprise lan, and the box hosts apps that send email. I had been using ssmtp to send mail via an internal open mail relay server, but now port 25 traffic is blocked to non-official systems by internal firewalls. The freebsd box isn't "official" which means it can't be given access, but it can't be official until the proof-of-concept works (classic catch-22). I don't know if port 465 (secure SMTP) is blocked.
>> ...
>>
>> Any suggestions or other thoughts?
> Can you open an SSH tunnel from your FreeBSD box to your mail relay
> server (or to some 'official' box that is allowed to use port 25)?
> Assuming SSH port isn't blocked, that should work.
>
> Alex
>

A quick look at an online manual suggests ssmtp supports AUTH and
encryption.  Check the man pages for your installed ssmtp and
ssmtp.conf for details.


  -- Noel