- telnet <your server> smtp
- [server sends some sort of "hello" banner]
- EHLO myhostname
- [server will probably list a bunch of capabilities]
- AUTH DIGEST-MD5
- <copy the gobbledygook that the server sends - this is what I need>
- *
- [server says auth aborted]
- QUIT
- [server says bye, closes connection]
+ telnet <your server> smtp
+ [server sends some sort of "hello" banner]
+ EHLO myhostname
+ [server will probably list a bunch of capabilities]
+ AUTH DIGEST-MD5
+ <copy the gobbledygook that the server sends - this is what I need>
+ *
+ [server says auth aborted]
+ QUIT
+ [server says bye, closes connection]
+
+
+OPTIONAL SMTP AUTH CONFIGURATION
+--------------------------------
+
+If you need all users to send mail via an upstream SMTP provider
+(your ISP, for example), and that ISP requires authentication,
+there are two variables that can be added to config_local.php
+that will specify a sitewide SMTP username and password.
+
+Set up SMTP authentication to the remote server according to the
+instructions above, then add the following to config_local.php,
+replacing <smtp_user> and <smtp_pass> with the username and password
+you'd like to use for the entire site:
+
+ $smtp_sitewide_user = '<smtp_user>';
+ $smtp_sitewide_pass = '<smtp_pass>';
+
+These values will be used to connect to the SMTP server as long
+as the authentication mechanism is something besides 'none', i.e.
+'login','plain','cram-md5', or 'digest-md5'.
+