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SMTP-AUTH Enabled for Outgoing Mail Relay

For all you Thunderbird and Eudora loving folks out there, you can once again relay mail through Radix's MTA, but you have to properly authenticate (before we had a hack in place so you didn't have to configure this). Basically, you have to configure your mail client's Outgoing SMTP Server to both use TLS (may be called SSL) as well as a Username/Password (possibly called SMTP-AUTH).

Thunderbird

Go to Tools :: Account Settings, then select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" on the left-hand side. Set the following:

• Server Name: radix.cryptio.net
• Port: 587
• Check the box next to Use name and password
• User Name: (Enter your regular user name here)
• Use secure connection: Select TLS

Now you should be able to send mail through Radix. When you first try to do so it will ask you to accept the TLS certificate presented (we'll have something to quiet that down later), and then ask for your password. This is the same as your usual Radix password. You should be all set!