Citadel Support

[#] Mon Sep 26 2022 02:30:53 EDT from nbarron

Subject: configuring SMART HOST via textclient

I am trying to find the correct file to add authentication to STMP outgoing email on my local Citadel server

Where do you add the following code?

where is the text client?

i just i just don't really see a place to add it to CIT WEB

 [smtp[s]://][username:password@]host[:port]

[#] Mon Sep 26 2022 03:42:54 EDT from nbarron

Subject: Re: configuring SMART HOST via textclient

Mon Sep 26 2022 02:30:53 EDT from nbarron Subject: configuring SMART HOST via textclient
I am trying to find the correct file to add authentication to STMP outgoing email on my local Citadel server

Where do you add the following code?

https://citadel.org/relay.html

where is the text client?

i just i just don't really see a place to add it to CIT WEB
 [smtp[s]://][username:password@]host[:port]

root@smtp:/usr/local/citadel# .Admin System-configuration Internet

bash: .Admin: command not found

root@smtp:/usr/local/citadel#

[#] Mon Sep 26 2022 17:48:47 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Subject: Re: configuring SMART HOST via textclient

i just i just don't really see a place to add it to CIT WEB
[smtp[s]://][username:password@]host[:port]

Administration --> Domain names and Internet mail configuration --> Smart hosts

[#] Mon Sep 26 2022 17:51:03 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Subject: Re: configuring SMART HOST via textclient

root@smtp:/usr/local/citadel# .Admin System-configuration Internet

bash: .Admin: command not found

I fondly remember getting our first 300 bps modem in 1982 and the frustration we experienced trying to enter AT commands at the CP/M "A>" prompt. By the time we realized there was such a thing as a terminal program, we had already returned the card with the extra serial port and had just resorted to plugging the modem straight into the Z-19 terminal to do online work.

[#] Sat Oct 01 2022 23:35:34 EDT from mrsfeathers

Subject: Error from a user that doesn't exist.

Hello! i'm trying to set an adress for one of my users and i get this error: (i've changed the names)

Oct 1 17:44:47 Mail citserver[120]: citserver[120]: user_ops: address <username@example.com> already belongs to <Use R. Name> - not using

and that's all fine but the "Use R. Name" person doesn't exist. its not in any registered user list or contact list.. it may have been an old account that was deleted for this user to solve an issue but either way... i can't find this user to delete. its not a registered user or anything. how can i get into the database to force remove it? or better yet... how can i just force set this user to have this address and have it auto remove it from the one that doesn't exist?

[#] Sun Oct 02 2022 16:06:39 EDT from papershow

Subject: How to delete all emails

Hey all,

Discovered citadel a few months ago and loving it as a localhost email server for an interactive theatre show I'm making. The problem that I've got at the moment is that I'd like to find a way to purge all emails from every account on the server on command without deleting the accounts? I need to purge the entire server every hour or so between shows so auto-purging once a day wouldn't be enough.

Thanks

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 15:20:44 EDT from bobbydharrell

Subject: Move Citadel Location

Hello there,

I just installed Citadel on a RP4, and I also have a 1TB ssd added on and mounted in Raspberry Pi OS.

I would like to move Citadel to the SSD so that it has plenty of room. How would I do this? I am still in the setup phase, no users on it, so if I need to reinstall, I can.

Thanks,

Bobby

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 17:16:15 EDT from coder

Subject: citadel mail server

Should I be able to connect to a mail account over IMAP and SMTP after setting up citadel?

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 17:27:25 EDT from coder

Subject: Re: citadel mail server

I see this:

Oct 3 21:21:39 xxxxxxx citserver[351272]: citserver[351272]: context: session (SMTPs-MTA) started from xxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxx) uid=-1
Oct 3 21:21:39 xxxxxxx citserver[351272]: context: session (SMTPs-MTA) started from xxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxxxx) uid=-1

but the connection hangs

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 17:53:03 EDT from coder

Subject: Re: citadel mail server

nvm, i'm going to try something. good day!

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 19:34:50 EDT from mrsfeathers

Subject: Re: citadel mail server

yes, i've got mine set up with my gmail app so i recieve my ciadel mail on my phone

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 19:39:16 EDT from mrsfeathers

Subject: Re: How to delete all emails

i guess if you're doing a show using the server some how and require everything to be the same on command, consider making a backup of the entire OS with a freshly set up install of citadel.. then depending on whatever backup solution you are using, ie proxmox.. it should be easy enough to just click restore (on proxmox the command would be something like "qm rollback vm:### /path/to/backupfile.gz") of which you could even use cron. but that gets out of the topic of citadel itself.

[#] Mon Oct 03 2022 22:51:55 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Subject: Re: Move Citadel Location

I would like to move Citadel to the SSD so that it has plenty of
room. How would I do this? I am still in the setup phase, no users on
it, so if I need to reinstall, I can.

If you installed using the Easy Install script, your installation will be in the following directories:
* /usr/local/citadel
* /usr/local/webcit
* /usr/local/ctdlsupport

You could just arrange for those directories to be mounted from the SSD, and move the data accordingly.

Method 2: if you want to keep the OS and programs on the MicroSD, and just move your database to the SSD, you can follow the procedure in this document:
[ https://www.citadel.org/how_may_i_improve.html ]

That shows you how to configure Citadel's embedded Berkeley DB database to look in a specific location for its files.

Method 3: if you want to completely reinstall your machine ... just ditch the MicroSD card altogether and install the operating system directly to the SSD. If you have a Raspberry Pi 4, this is possible. If it's an older Pi 4 you might need to do an EEPROM update. See [https://www.citadel.org/how_may_i_improve.html ] for interesting info.

[#] Tue Oct 04 2022 13:10:01 EDT from bobbydharrell

Subject: Re: Move Citadel Location

Mon Oct 03 2022 22:51:55 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar Subject: Re: Move Citadel Location

I would like to move Citadel to the SSD so that it has plenty of
room. How would I do this? I am still in the setup phase, no users on
it, so if I need to reinstall, I can.

If you installed using the Easy Install script, your installation will be in the following directories:
* /usr/local/citadel
* /usr/local/webcit
* /usr/local/ctdlsupport

You could just arrange for those directories to be mounted from the SSD, and move the data accordingly.

Method 2: if you want to keep the OS and programs on the MicroSD, and just move your database to the SSD, you can follow the procedure in this document:
[ https://www.citadel.org/how_may_i_improve.html ]

That shows you how to configure Citadel's embedded Berkeley DB database to look in a specific location for its files.

Method 3: if you want to completely reinstall your machine ... just ditch the MicroSD card altogether and install the operating system directly to the SSD. If you have a Raspberry Pi 4, this is possible. If it's an older Pi 4 you might need to do an EEPROM update. See [https://www.citadel.org/how_may_i_improve.html ] for interesting info.

Thank you!

[#] Tue Oct 04 2022 22:12:59 EDT from mrsfeathers

Subject: View Old Names To Fix Problem

How do you view a list of previous usernames? I have a user who needs an email address that citadel is complaining is already in use but the user who has it doesn't exist.. so theres a database somewhere with it in it and i need to clear that.

if its easier, how can i just search an address to see who has it?

and if thats not possible, how do i "force" set a person's address?

[#] Wed Oct 05 2022 00:44:12 EDT from mrsfeathers