Etikettarkiv: email

Setting up MSMTP for Protonmail

2024-07-1 Ichimusai

This is the config that worked for me.

First generate an SMTP token and a separate address for the system to use within Protonmail, otherwise this is not going to work without installing mail-bridge or something similar.

This will be special@domain.com

MSMTP Configuration file

Configuration file is /etc/msmtprc
File owner should be root:msmtp
File permissions 0660

defaults
tls on

account default
  host smtp.protonmail.ch
  port 587
  from special@domain.org
  set_from_header on
  auth on
  user special@domain.org
  password SMTP_TOKEN_GOES_HERE
  auth plain

Installation

Install the following components:

sudo apt install msmtp msmtp-mta mailutils bsd-mailx

Configuration

Edit the configuration file for mail /etc/mail.rc and add the following line to it:

set mta=/usr/bin/msmtp

You may also set up aliases if you like in the file /etc/aliases where you can add lines such as:

root: master@domain.org
caroline: caroline@example.com
defaul: admin@domain.org

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Two-step verification with Google

2012-04-15 Ichimusai

I have today activated the two-step login verification for my Google account. It was not complicated at all and not hard but it raises the security quite a bit when it comes to getting your accound hijacked. The principle is easy and I will explain how it works here.

For computers that you use to access your GMail account, Picasa account, Google+ or any other other services that runs through your Google account it means that if you are using a new computer at a friend’s house, at the internet café or at the library you should bring your phone. When you log in a code is sent to your phone by text message that you need to enter as well as your chosen password. This way it becomes much harder for someone to hack your account.

Other devices that are using your Google account, such as smartphones, pads and so on can be given separate passwords that are hard to guess and remember and can be revoked at any time. If you loose your phone, you can revoke the password and your phone can not be used to access your personal info any more.

If you are in a place where there is no coverage there is an app that will generate time-based one time logon passwords for Android, iPhone and Blackberry. You may also in advance print a list of one time codes on paper and take with you when you travel, allowing ten computers on your trip access.

At your Google accounts page you may also input alternative mobile phone numbers, create security questions and alternative e-mail addresses in case you need to recover a lost account.

Do not hesitate, go and sign up for your two-stage login now. Every day people get their accounts hijacked, they have someone they know spy on them because they forget to logout and so on. If your account gets hijacked it means your documents at Google docs are lost, your mail as well and so on…

Therefore it is time to activate the 2-step verification right now. Click here and get your business in order! accounts.google.com

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PGP/GPG integration in Windows

2009-12-23 Ichimusai

If you are using Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, or other email clients you can now integrate PGP/GPG usage easily with your email by installing the following package:

GPG4Win

It will install all the necessary components for you.

MSMTP Configuration file

Installation

Configuration

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