Problem with Google Apps and our Accounting software

[caffrey]

Moved the school onto google apps, great after I quelled the luddite riot (I'm sure I didn't install any spinning jennys...)

 

Of course problems appeared, one of which is our accounting software which uses smtp to send remittances, payslips etc. The smtp settings are basic with no authentication so smtp.google.com is out of the question.

 

Question is what can I do ? I've contacted the company and they are looking at it, but no idea if that can be solved - they suggested I leave the Exchange server in place just for 2 users... So I can either buy another domain name and let accounts have their own individual server (they will still be able to mail the users) although I've no idea how the payslips are sent etc. Seriously overkill for 2 users though.

 

Or some local smtp server that goes through gmail , But i've no idea if such a thing exists!

 

The software in question is oasis by beaver software

[pcstru]

Or some local smtp server that goes through gmail , But i've no idea if such a thing exists!

 

At home I use sendmail on a Linux server to route messages from clients via gmail. It does exist - time to brush up your Linux skills?

[caffrey]

Not a bad shout, wonder if i can do it with a raspberry pi, raspberry pi is becoming a cheap network Savior for me at the mo

[morganw]

Make a Google Apps account with some kind of generic username e.g. noreply@, install stunnel on something, get stunnel to listen on port 25 and forward to Google's SMTP servers with the noreply@ credentials. Anything that needs to send mail, just point it at your stunnel install on port 25.

[caffrey]

more reading for me

 

Not sure Stunnel will work, there's no option for username and password in the software...

Edited July 3, 2013 by caffrey

[bodminman]

Would this be of any help: hMailServer - Free email server for Microsoft Windows

[plexer]

Setup the iis smtp relay?

 

Ben

[ConradJones]

Would this be of any help: hMailServer - Free email server for Microsoft Windows

 

i use this.

 

i have two smtp gateway before exchange.

 

one linux running spamassasin and one windows running hMailServer and windows AV

[morganw]

more reading for me

 

Not sure Stunnel will work, there's no option for username and password in the software...

 

I must have mis-remebered and have been using software that can send with a username and password. At home I'm using Exim to send mail through Gmail.

http://wiki.debian.org/GmailAndExim4

[caffrey]

I shall look at that today

[caffrey]

Got exim4 up and running, and I can mail from the rPi but not from other machines, i'll continue my reading

[caffrey]

solved it