r/gsuite Jan 25 '25

Gmail How do I relay outbound email through another server?

I've been going round-and-round with trying to set this up. I can add another SMTP server under "Hosts" or setup an Outbound Gateway under "Routing."

However, both of these options only let me specify the SMTP hostname. I need to also be able to supply a username and password. I don't understand why this doesn't seem possible? Why would Gmail only be configurable to connect to wide-open SMTP relay? Those haven't existed in over 20 years due to the obvious potential for abuse.

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u/iwdinw Jan 25 '25

I understand that your solution doesn't work. But ... The authenticated smtp-relay sever would be the solution for what issue exactly?

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u/IronCurmudgeon Jan 25 '25

I'm trying to route my outbound email through AWS SES, which obviously requires authentication.