To use an external SMTP server, follow this manual: ====== 1.) Edit main.cf ====== Open /etc/postfix/main.cf and add this lines: relayhost = smtp.domain.tld smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain, login ====== 2.) Edit sasl_passwd ====== Open /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd and add this: smtp.domain.tld username:password ====== 3.) Run postmap command and restart postfix ====== Run this line: # postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd ===== Now, restart postfix ===== # /etc/init.d/postfix restart Important: SMTP server like smtp.googlemail.com don't work!