Asterisk Now 3.0 using Postfix with Email provider

This is for asterisk now version 3.0

Postfix is already installed on asterisk now 3.x iso

Configure postfix

Postfix configuration happens in /etc/postfix/main.cf. Essentially, any parameter starting smtp_ relates to postfix sending email. Any starting smtpd_ relates to it receiving mail for sending on. For this exercise we want to disable the receipt of mail (apart from over the loopback interface).

The sections below show you why to make changes, and the attached main.txt, which you should rename to main.cf, shows the finished file.

Error Notices

These notices will email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. when something goes wrong

delay_warning_time = 2h
bounce_notice_recipient = This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
delay_notice_recipient = This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
error_notice_recipient = This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Only allow mail to be sent, not received

We only want to send mail from our mail servers, we don’t want to receive it. Here’s how:

myhostname = yourdomain.com
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
mydomain = yourdomain.com
myorigin = yourdomain.com
mydestination =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = 127.0.0.1
inet_protocols = ipv4

SSL

These lines enable SSL and set up the config:

smtp_use_tls=yes
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtp_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom

Authentication

Finally, we want to log in to 1and1′s servers to send the email. Here’s the configuration settings:

smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
relayhost=[smtp.1and1.com]:587
smtp_sasl_password_maps=hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

Creating the password file

The “smtp_sasl_password_maps” configuration option above sets a file which will contain the username & password used to log on to 1and1. To do this, first of all, we create the file:

sudo su
echo '' > /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
chown root.root /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
nano /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

Now we need to put the username & password in there. It’s of the form:

[smtp.1and1.com]:587 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:password

The email address (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) should be of one of your mailboxes, and the password of that mailbox too. Once you have authenticated, you do not need to use the same email address to send from.

You should then save the file, and encrypt it as follows:

postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd

And then check:

postfix check

And restart postfix:

/etc/init.d/postfix restart

Testing postfix

To test postfix is working, try:

echo "Subject: Test"| sendmail -f This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -v This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

And then:

sudo tail -f /var/log/mail.log

to check that the email has been sent ok.