Automatic Email and Text Notifications - Revision history

Beard: /* Email and Text Messaging with SSMTP */

2021-02-26T14:15:30Z

‎Email and Text Messaging with SSMTP

2021-02-26T14:14:55Z

‎Email and Text Messaging with SSMTP

2021-02-26T14:14:07Z

‎Automatic Email Download

2021-02-26T14:12:44Z

‎Yahoo App Password

2021-02-26T14:12:09Z

‎Yahoo App Password

2021-02-26T14:11:26Z

‎Set Up Cron

2021-02-26T14:10:21Z

‎Set Up Cron

2021-02-26T13:57:16Z

‎Automatic Email Download

2019-10-09T18:01:07Z

‎Automatic Email Download

2018-10-24T18:46:04Z

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	<i>Here is more info about less secure apps: https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879?hl=en</i>		<i>Here is more info about less secure apps: https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879?hl=en</i>
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−	~~If you're using Yahoo, see [[#yahoo-app-pass\|this section]].~~

	You should now be able use the <code>ssmtp</code> command line tool from your server. Most of the time, you will need to include a subject line. It's important that it follows the format below (capital 'S' on Subject, colon, space, YourSubject, two newlines):		You should now be able use the <code>ssmtp</code> command line tool from your server. Most of the time, you will need to include a subject line. It's important that it follows the format below (capital 'S' on Subject, colon, space, YourSubject, two newlines):

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	<i>Here is more info about less secure apps: https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879?hl=en</i>		<i>Here is more info about less secure apps: https://support.google.com/cloudidentity/answer/6260879?hl=en</i>
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		+	If you're using Yahoo, see [[#yahoo-app-pass\|this section]].

	You should now be able use the <code>ssmtp</code> command line tool from your server. Most of the time, you will need to include a subject line. It's important that it follows the format below (capital 'S' on Subject, colon, space, YourSubject, two newlines):		You should now be able use the <code>ssmtp</code> command line tool from your server. Most of the time, you will need to include a subject line. It's important that it follows the format below (capital 'S' on Subject, colon, space, YourSubject, two newlines):

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 poll "imap.mail.yahoo.com" protocol IMAP username "myaccount@yahoo.com" password "InsertPasswordHere" is "username" here keep folder "DDNS-Mailbox" ssl
 </source>
 You'll notice that it creates a file <code>/shares/Private/000__DDNS-ALERT__.txt</code>. The "000" is just to put it at the top of the directory listing. Also notice that I make it read-write for everyone so I can delete it from my webapp.
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 chmod 700 /scripts/config/ddns-fetchmailrc
 </source>
 When you run <code>ddns.sh</code> as root it gives you a warning about running as root. This is okay.

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 </source>
-== <a name="yahoo-app-pass"></a>Yahoo App Password ==
+== <html><a name="yahoo-app-pass"></a></html>Yahoo App Password ==
 As of February 2021, Yahoo changed that way third party apps can access it. Instead of using your normal password, you need to generate an <b>app password</b>.

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 </source>
-== Yahoo App Password ==
+== <a name="yahoo-app-pass"></a>Yahoo App Password ==
 As of February 2021, Yahoo changed that way third party apps can access it. Instead of using your normal password, you need to generate an <b>app password</b>.

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:10, 26 February 2021
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	1 0,6,12,18 * * * root /scripts/external-ip.sh		1 0,6,12,18 * * * root /scripts/external-ip.sh
	</source>		</source>
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		+	== Yahoo App Password ==
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		+	As of February 2021, Yahoo changed that way third party apps can access it. Instead of using your normal password, you need to generate an <b>app password</b>.
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		+	# Login to Yahoo, click you user icon, and click <b>Account Info</b>.
		+	# Click <b>Account Security</b>.
		+	# Click <b>Manage app passwords</b>.
		+	# Click the <b>Select your app</b> drop-down and select <b>Other app</b>.
		+	# Type a name for the app then click <b>Generate</b>.
		+	# Now you can copy the password and use it in your app. Once you navigate away from this page, you will not be able to retrieve the password again. You will have to generate another password.

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 == Automatic Email Download ==
-As mentioned in a previous section, I use free dynamic DNS which requires that I renew it manually every 30 days. I need to remind myself to do this. My provider sends an email notification a few days before it expires, but I hat email and I don't want it in my face all the time, certainly not in my phone.
+As mentioned in a previous section, I use free dynamic DNS which requires that I renew it manually every 30 days. I need to remind myself to do this. My provider sends an email notification a few days before it expires, but I hate email and I don't want it in my face all the time, certainly not in my phone.
 The best solution I found was to retrieve the email automatically and send me a text message with only the subject line in the message. I eventually created a second method of notification: it generates a file in a place that I regularly go, the folder that contains all of my to-do lists.

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 </source>
-When you run <code>ddns.sh</code> it gives you a warning about running as root. This is okay.
+When you run <code>ddns.sh</code> as root it gives you a warning about running as root. This is okay.
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 fetchmail: WARNING: Running as root is discouraged.