====== Configure SSMTP for gmail ======

On the gentoo system, the ssmtp package is delivered as the base mailing system.  This document will show you how to configure the ssmtp mail system for use with Google Mail.

==== ssmtp.conf ====
<code>
root=my-email@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
rewriteDomain=
hostname=my.email@gmail.com
FromLineOverride=YES
UseSTARTTLS=YES
AuthUser=my.email@gmail.com
AuthPass=******
</code>

==== revaliases ====
<code>
# sSMTP aliases
# 
# Format:       local_account:outgoing_address:mailhub
#
# Example: root:your_login@your.domain:mailhub.your.domain[:port]
# where [:port] is an optional port number that defaults to 25.
root:fname.lname@gmail.com:smtp.gmail.com:587
alogin:fname.lname@gmail.com:smtp.gmail.com:587
</code>