[Discuss] Smarthosting (Sending mail through Google) with Postfix

[Greg Rundlett (freephile)]

I remember the snakeoil cert now.  Thanks that makes sense.
On May 19, 2013 11:58 AM, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <rozzin at geekspace.com>
wrote:

> "Greg Rundlett (freephile)" <greg at freephile.com> writes:
> >
> > I typically set up Postfix to smarthost (relay) through a Google Apps
> account.
> >
> > I'm curious about one particular aspect:  When setting this up on Debian
> or
> > Ubuntu, it seems like you don't need to incorporate an SSL key into the
> > Postfix setup.  However, my latest install on RedHat6 does need it.  Can
> > anyone confirm or deny based on their experience.  Explanations also
> > welcome.
>
> It's been a while since I did this, but, if I recall correctly, Debian
> generates a `snakeoil' key+certificate when the "ssl-cert" package
> is installed, and other packages that want a key and/or certificate
> (like Postfix) Depend on the ssl-cert package and just use its
> `snakeoil' by default until the sysadmin goes in and reconfigures them
> to use something better.
>
> cf. /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssl-cert.postinst and /etc/postfix/main.cf.
>
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