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I am trying to configure ssmtp to use the namecheap smtp server to send emails. My current configuration:

root=my@email.com
mailhub=mail.privateemail.com:465
rewriteDomain=email.com
hostname=email.com
AuthUser=my@email.com
AuthPass=password
FromLineOverride=YES
UseTLS=NO
UseSTARTTLS=YES

Trying to send a test email using cat - | sudo /usr/sbin/ssmtp -vvvv my@email.com results in the following output in my syslog:

Jun 17 13:55:08 hostname sSMTP[12161]: Creating SSL connection to host
Jun 17 13:55:18 hostname sSMTP[12161]: Invalid response SMTP Server (STARTTLS)
Jun 17 13:55:18 hostname sSMTP[12161]: Cannot open mail.privateemail.com:465

So far, no configuration change has had any impact. I find mostly solutions for gmail, which do not work for Namecheap it seems. The Namecheap documentation does not mention any special settings one needs to apply.

I tried setting it up with gmail and it worked flawlessly. I guess this means that my settings for the NameCheap SMTP are wrong?

Sgoettschkes
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SSMTP is expected to be TLS from the start. This should work if you set UseTLS to Yes. This port/protocol has been obsoleted now that the STARTTLS option is available.

If you want to use STARTTLS try the submission port (587). I have verified that the submission port is open.

BillThor
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