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Email Relay for Classic Macs

VMSZealot

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I still use my old (68k) Mac for work, mainly because it has some handy software that I paid hundreds for a couple of decades ago, and I'm too cheap to update to newer versions.  Besides, I really like my old Mac - the aesthetic, the way it feels.

It's a pain to have to switch from 68k land to Intel OS X world just to check my email though, I'd like to be able to fetch my iCloud and Gmail mail, strip the SSL, and make it available via MAPI or POP to my old Mac.  That way I could use Eudora or Mulberry, and I wouldn't have to interrupt my workflow.

Obviously, the solution would also need to take my replies, wrap them up in SSL, and send them on their way - and if it could also handle junk and convert from formatted mail to plain text, I'd be happy as a pig.

I have a Mac Mini Server (on El Capitan) which would be perfect for the task since it's running all the time.  Question is, does anyone have any clever ideas for how to solve this problem?

 

IPalindromeI

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If it's just TLS getting in your way, stunnel is an option. Alternative, you could set up an open relay (FOR THE LOVE OF FSM, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TO THE INTERNET) that authenticates with your mail server - it's just a matter of what MTA you like.

Or you could just use your phone beside the machine.

 

galgot

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I've installed Alpine on my Mini server, then I ssh to it from the old mac using MacSSH.

 

VMSZealot

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@galgot What's Alpine?  Ideally, though, I don't want SSH on the 68k Mac at all.

@IPalindromeI What software would you recommend for an open relay?

 

galgot

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Alpine is a command line mail client. Can be installed on OSX via Brew or MacPorts.

But if you don't want SSH , it won't be of use to you.

 
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CelGen

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Back about five or so years back I briefly had a small Wintel box that did nothing but run Exchange. It synced with my gmail account and then I could access my mail locally using any machine I had with almost no minimum mail client requirement so I could handle emails in things like Micorsoft Mail under DOS or NeXTMail which has just about no encryption support.

 
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