How can I use Exim to use my gmail account for sending?

I'd like for Exim to utilize my gmail account for sending all mail. How can this be accomplished?
How can I use Exim to use my gmail account for sending?
Step 1





Run dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config





* Choose mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or fetchmail


* Type System Mail Name: e.g. company.com


* Type IP Adresses to listen on for incoming SMTP connections: 127.0.0.1


* Leave Other destinations for which mail is accepted blank


* Leave Machines to relay mail for: blank


* Type Machine handling outgoing mail for this host (smarthost): smtp.gmail.com::587


* Choose NO, don’t hide local mail name in outgoing mail.


* Chose NO, don’t keep number of DNS-queries minimal (Dial-on-Demand).


* Choose mbox


* Choose NO, split configuration into small files


* Mail for postmaster. Leaving blank will not cause any problems though it is not recommended





[edit] Step 2





* Open the file /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template


* Find the line .ifdef DCconfig_smarthost DCconfig_satellite and add the following in that section





send_via_gmail:


driver = manualroute


domains = ! +local_domains


transport = gmail_smtp


route_list = * smtp.gmail.com





If you have any other smarthost defined with “domains = ! +local_domains” remove that smarthost.





* Find the “begin authenticators”. In that section add the following





gmail_login:


driver = plaintext


public_name = LOGIN


client_send = : yourname@gmail.com : YourGmailPassword





Make sure you have no other authenticators with the same public_name (LOGIN). Comment them out if needed (Thanks Jakub for reminding me)





* Find the comment “transport/30_exim4-config_remote_smtp_s... In that section add





gmail_smtp:


driver = smtp


port = 587


hosts_require_auth = $host_address


hosts_require_tls = $host_address





[edit] Step 3





* Run update-exim4.conf


* Do /etc/init.d/exim4 restart





That should be it. You can test by using the command line mail client.





Test :





echo "test" | mail -s "subject" test@email-to-send-to.com