Integrating Amazon SES with Exim Print

To configure Exim to send email through Amazon SES

1. In a text editor, open the file /etc/exim.conf.local. If the file doesn't exist, copy the template from /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template.

2. In /etc/exim.conf.local, make the following changes:

   1. In the routers section, after the begin routers line, add the following:

       

      send_via_ses:
      driver = manualroute
      domains = ! +local_domains
      transport = ses_smtp
      route_list = * email-smtp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com;

      In the preceding code, replace email-smtp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com with the SMTP endpoint that you want to use to send the message. For more information, see Regions and Amazon SES.

   2. In the transports section, after the begin transports line, add the following:

       

      ses_smtp:
      driver = smtp
      port = 587
      hosts_require_auth = *
      hosts_require_tls = *

   3. In the authenticators section, after the begin authenticators line, add the following:

       

      ses_login:
      driver = plaintext
      public_name = LOGIN
      client_send = : USERNAME : PASSWORD

      In the preceding code, replace USERNAME with your SMTP username, and PASSWORD with your SMTP password.

      Important

      Your SMTP credentials are not the same as your AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. For information about obtaining your SMTP credentials, see Obtaining Your Amazon SES SMTP Credentials.

3. Save /etc/exim.conf.local.

4. When you finish updating the configuration, enter the following command to restart Exim.

    

   sudo /etc/init.d/exim4 restart

   Note

   This command might differ depending on which operating system you use.

5. At the command line, complete the following steps to send a test message:

   1. Enter the following command:

       

      exim -v sender@example.com

      In the preceding command, replace recipient@example.com with the address that you want to send the message to.

   2. Enter the following, pressing Enter at the end of each line:

       

      From: sender@example.com Subject: Test message This is a test. .

      In the preceding command, replace sender@example.com with the address that you want to send the message from.

      When you press Enter after the final period (.), Exim begins the conversation with the SMTP server. If the connection remains open after the message is sent, press Ctrl+D to close it.

      Tip

      If the message isn't delivered, check your system's mail log for errors. The Exim mail log is usually located at /var/log/exim4/mainlog.