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We have configured RT to send mail by using the command line program msmtp.

== Install msmtp ==

This will vary by your distribution. In Debian, you can just

 apt-get install msmtp

== The configuration file ==

* chown this file to the user which runs RT (www-data in our case)
* chmod 600 this file
* Replace the asterisks with your real SMTP password.
* Place this file in your RT etc directory, such as /opt/rt3/etc/msmtp_wrapper.conf (for RT4 use  /etc/request-tracker4/msmtp_wrapper.conf

 defaults
 logfile /var/log/msmtp.log
 account default
 host mail.education.ucsb.edu
 port 587
 tls on
 auth on
 user help
 password ****************
 auto_from on

== The executable file ==

* chmod +x this file
* chown this file to the user which runs RT (www-data in our case)
* Place this file in your RT etc directory, such as /opt/rt3/etc/msmtp_wrapper (for RT4 use  /etc/request-tracker4/msmtp_wrapper.conf)

 <nowiki>#!/bin/bash
  /usr/bin/msmtp -t -C /opt/rt3/etc/msmtp_wrapper.conf
  /usr/bin/logger -t RTmailer -p syslog.info -- CALL /usr/bin/msmtp -nt "$@" RETURNED $?
  </nowiki>

== Make RT use it ==

Edit this line in your [[RT SiteConfig|RT_SiteConfig]].pm:

 Set($SendmailPath , "/opt/rt3/etc/msmtp_wrapper");