[Alpine-info] Advice needed: what SMTP server would work?

[Carl Edquist]

On Sun, 24 Apr 2022, Riku Virtanen wrote:


> Hi all,

>

> I have an issue with SMTP server and log in requirement.

>

> Currently, my smtp setting is 

> smtp.gmail.com/ssl/user=myusername at gmail.com/auth=xoauth2

>

> Every time I log into a new wifi network, in a hotel, in train etc, I 

> have to open a Internet browser and log into gmail, or I cannot send my 

> emails via Alpine. This (log in process) is a problem when I normally 

> use only command line prompt, and the log into Gmail need to do in 

> startx.


Apart from the (probably better) solution of finding another email 
provider; you can get around this with a VPN, which can give you a 
predictable public IP address despite connecting from wherever.

Also, if you happen to have ssh access to a server somewhere with a stable 
IP address, you could shell in and run alpine from there.

Maybe not ideal, but i think each of these will avoid the extra web login.

Carl


> Is there any free email provider with smtp support which works without 

> such log in requirement?

>

> Regards,

> Riku

>

>

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