My webhoster (Webfaction) is only allowing to send mail via SMTP with authentication. So I added the following line with the to mt-config.cgi:
MailTransfer smtp SMTPServer smtp5.webfaction.com:25
There is no way to enter authentication data (username/pwd) so the notification mails are not sent.
Is there any way to make authenticated SMTP work?
Reported on Movable Type 4.2
Has MT 4.2 Pro SMTP Authentication built in?
Since it seems that there is still no SMTP athentication built in in MT4.2, I wonder if there is a plugin or hack to enable SMTP authentication?
Still no reply to my simple question. I wonder if I'm really the only one who's webhost demands SMTP authentication.
From the official forums I read that Ben Trott himself stated that it's on their ToDo list since 2002(!).
A MT installation without mail notification is useless for me, which is a shame, because I like the new MT very much. But it seems I have to look for another CMS with built in SMTP authentication (ExpressionEngine) or at least with a plugin for it (WordPress).
Hi Marcus,
MT doesn't offer SMTP auth, since the underlying Mail::Sendmail package we use doesn't. We'll create a feature case for switching to Net::SMTP to implement in a future release.
Thanks!