SSMTP

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Set up

sudo aptitude install ssmtp
sudo vi /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

root=username@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
hostname=username@gmail.com
UseSTARTTLS=YES
AuthUser=username
AuthPass=password
FromLineOverride=yes

sudo chmod 600 /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
sudo vi /etc/ssmtp/revaliases

root:machine-name:smtp.gmail.com

Testing

echo "Test message from Linux server using ssmtp" | sudo ssmtp -F Hostname user@example.com