Well, the main points:

# The smtp_sasl_auth_enable parameter controls whether authentication
# is enabled in the Postfix SMTP client. By default, the Postfix SMTP
# client uses no authentication.
#
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes

# The smtp_sasl_password_maps parameter specifies the names of lookup
# tables with one username:password entry per remote hostname or
# domain. If a remote host or domain has no username:password entry,
# then the Postfix SMTP client will not attempt to authenticate to
# the remote host.
#
# The Postfix SMTP client opens the lookup table before going to
# chroot jail, so you can leave the password file in /etc/postfix.
#
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/saslpass

All this is from sample-auth.cf, look there for more information.

On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 03:28, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote:
> Well, now you have me more confused. Okay, here's what I have and what I
> am trying to do. I have a stand-alone PC, it's not a server for
> anything. I use an external modem to dial in to my ISP, www.vei.net. The
> mail server is mail.vei.net. Now, of course to connect to the 'net I
> have to dial-up and "log in" using my ID and password. Then I am
> "connected" to the internet. Then, to read/download my email I have to
> "log in" to the mail server using another ID/password connection. Fine
> so far. Now, if I want to SEND an email nessage, ny email program,
> whatever it is, whatever you want to call it, upon clicking send, it
> must AUTHENTICATE itself with the server before it will allow my program
> to send the message. This is SMTP AUTH. That's all I am wanting Postfix
> to do, just act like a simple email client MTA. My goal in all this is
> to be able to use Mutt as my MUA. I already have Fetchmail set up to
> fetch my mail. Procmail saet up to filter mail and Mutt set up to read
> mail. I just can't get Postfix, or anything else to SEND mail. I have
> been reading all of the docs I can find on Postfix/SMTP AUTH, but most
> of them are server oriented. Please, anybody jump in here and help!
>
> Cheers,
> Jerry
>
> On 02 May 2002 07:45:18 +0300
> Iustin Pop <iustyags.ro> wrote:
>
> > Well, let me jump in the discussion and backtrack a bit. The problem
> > at hand is that you want to be able to send and receive emails. Right?
> > For that you need 1) a mechanism to send emails, usually either
> > sendmail interface (/usr/sbin/sendmail) or SMTP server and 2) a
> > mechanism to receive emails, usually POP or IMAP. Do you have either
> > 1) or 2) ? I understand that your ISP provides you with 1), so what
> > about 2)?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Iustin Pop
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2002-05-02 at 07:41, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote:
> > > Well, I'm not sure. That would be nice if I knew how to do it. When
> > > I am"net connected", like right now, no matter what email client
> > > program I use, in either Linux or Winbroke, in order to send email I
> > > have to set up SMTP AUTH in the mailer program. Right now I am using
> > > Sylpheed, and I have to set up SMTP AUTH in it in order to send
> > > mail. Now, I understand that sendmail/postfix/exim are double-duty
> > > programs that can be configured as either clients or servers (is
> > > that right?). But I thought a "server" was for receiving and
> > > forwarding emails, such as an isp does. If there is a way to bypass
> > > the ISP when sending email, then I want to know how to do it (with
> > > postfix). And, if that is true, then what is SMTP AUTH for? I'm sure
> > > by all of my ranting here you all can tell that I don't know much
> > > about the subject. Please, anyone, jump in here and"straighten" me
> > > out! I really am trying to learn, but good documentation on client
> > > side SMTP AUTH is, well I can't find any.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > On Wed, 1 May 2002 13:01:34 +1000
> > > "Brian Davis" <briandomainz.com.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why do you need to relay via your ISP's MTA ??
> > > >
> > > > If you are running postfix, then when you are "net connected" let
> > > > postfix send the emails directly, after all, it IS an MTA !!!
> > > >
> > > > Not need to auth anyone.. Or am I missing something?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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