Ssmtp version 2.61 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Monday the 23rd of November, 2009

    version 2.61

      View the most recent changes for the ssmtp port at: ssmtp.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for ssmtp.
      The raw portfile for ssmtp 2.61 is located here:
      http://ssmtp.darwinports.com/dports/mail/ssmtp/Portfile
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      The ssmtp Portfile 57502 2009-09-11 19:52:23Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: ssmtp
      Version: 2.61
      Revision: 1
      Category: mail
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: Sendmail alternative for small routers (outgoing mail only)
      Long Description: This is sSMTP, a program that replaces sendmail on workstations that should send their mail via the departmental mailhub from which they pick up their mail (via pop, imap, rsmtp, pop_fetch, NFS... or the like). This program accepts mail and sends it to the mailhub, optionally replacing the domain in the From: line with a different one.
      Platform: darwin freebsd
      Master Sites: http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/${name}/ ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/debian/pool/main/s/${name}/
      distfiles ${name}_${version}.orig${extract.suffix}
      Checksums: md5 957e6fff08625fe34f4fc33d0925bbc9

      depends_lib port:openssl

      Patch Files: patch-ssmtp.c patch-generate_config patch-Makefile.in patch-configure.in

      use_autoconf yes
      configure.args --enable-ssl

      destroot.destdir prefix=${destroot}${prefix} mandir=${destroot}${prefix}/share/man/man8

      post-destroot {
      xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}
      xinstall -W ${worksrcpath} README INSTALL COPYING ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/${name}

      xinstall ${worksrcpath}/ssmtp.conf ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/ssmtp.conf.sample
      }

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/ssmtp
      % sudo port install ssmtp
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching ssmtp
      ---> Verifying checksum for ssmtp
      ---> Extracting ssmtp
      ---> Configuring ssmtp
      ---> Building ssmtp with target all
      ---> Staging ssmtp into destroot
      ---> Installing ssmtp
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using ssmtp with these commands:
      %  man ssmtp
      % apropos ssmtp
      % which ssmtp
      % locate ssmtp

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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