Setup a Memcached-Enabled MAMP Sandbox Environment

Nate Haug wrote a great step by step tutorial "Setup a Memcached-Enabled MAMP Sandbox Environment" on the Lullabot site. Thank's Nate! Check it out!

For more information visit:

• memcached - a distributed memory object caching system

Setup a Memcached-Enabled MAMP Sandbox Environment

Testing Postfix and MAMP with ISP

If you want to send emails with MAMP PRO you have to configure Postfix. You can do that by choosing Server -> Postfix. Although you do not have to do lots of configuration work there are some issues you have to know. Some ISPs do not allow sending emails via Smart-Hosts, others are limited to their own email addresses.

This is why we want to give you an overview of ISPs including their Postfix configurations. As we don't have access to all providers we are encouraging all MAMP PRO users to help us with this. If you are using MAMP PRO with an ISP not noticed below, feel free to try configuring Postfix. The values provided below may help you to find the working configuration for your ISP.

Note:

• All values written in upper case are indicating that they have to be adapted.

Domainfactory

Provider	Domainfactory
Package	ManagedServer XL3
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	activated
Host	SMPT.DOMAIN.TLD
User name	EMAIL ADDRESS
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (D. E.)
Test date	02.03.2010

GMX

Provider	GMX
Package	FreeMail
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	gmx.de
Smart Host	deactivated
Host
User name
Password
Authentication
Note	Emails can not be send to GMX email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (D. E.)
Test date	02.03.2010

Google

Provider	Google Mail
Package
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	gmail.com
Smart Host	deactivated
Host
User name
Password
Authentication
Note	Emails can only send to Google Mail and Google Apps email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (D. E.)
Test date	02.03.2010

Provider	Google Apps
Package	Standard Edition
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	gmail.com
Smart Host	deactivated
Host
User name
Password
Authentication
Note	Emails can only send to Google Mail and Google Apps email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (D. E.)
Test date	02.03.2010

1blu

Provider	1blu
Package	1blu-vServer L
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	activated
Host	smtp.1blu.de
User name	EMAIL ADDRESS
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (A. L.)
Test date	02.03.2010

freenet.de

Provider	freenet.de
Package	freenetMail Basic
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	freenet.de
Smart Host	activated
Host	mx.freenet.de
User name	EMAIL ADDRESS
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (A. L.)
Test date	02.03.2010

regfish

Provider	regfish
Package	MailDomain FLEX
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	activated
Host	mailserv.regfish.com
User name	EMAIL ADDRESS
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (A. L.)
Test date	02.03.2010

ALL-INKL.COM

Provider	ALL-INKL.COM
Package	ALL-INKL PRIVAT
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	deactivated
Host
User name
Password
Authentication
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (S. S.)
Test date	02.03.2010

Provider	ALL-INKL.COM
Package	ALL-INKL PRIVAT
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	activated
Host	SMPT.DOMAIN.TLD
User name	EMAIL ADDRESS
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	MAMP Team (S. S.)
Test date	02.03.2010

Apple

Provider	Apple
Package	MobileMe
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	me.com
Smart Host	activated
Host	smtp.me.com
User name	FIRST PART OF YOU EMAIL ADDRESS (BEVORE @)
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses. You have to set up the sender email address to your MobileMe email address. Example: <?php $to = 'info@appsolute.de'; $subject = 'Subject'; $message = 'Text'; $headers = 'From: ACCONTNAME@me.com'; mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers); ?>
Tester	MAMP Team (D. E.)
Test date	03.03.2010

Optimum

Provider	Optimum
Package	--
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	optonline.net
Smart Host	activated
Host	mail.optonline.net
User name	FIRST PART OF YOU EMAIL ADDRESS (BEVORE @)
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	--
Tester	barbara
Test date	12.05.2010

STRATO

Provider	STRATO
Package	Premium-Paket S
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	WWW.DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	activated
Host	post.starto.de
User name	EMAIL ADDRESS
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	Gerald Huber
Test date	18.05.2010

WebhostOne

Provider	WebhostOne
Package	Profi V2
Functional	Yes
MAMP PRO Postfix configuration
Domain of outgoing mail	DOMAIN.TLD
Smart Host	activated
Host	DOMAIN.TLD
User name	USER NAME
Password	PASSWORD
Authentication	Plain Text
Note	Emails can send to all email addresses.
Tester	Mario Peischl
Test date	27.05.2010

Please help to make this list extensive by leaving a comment with your experiences and configurations. You can also send us a comment by using our contact form. We will add all data to the list asap.

Testing Postfix and MAMP with ISP

How to show the Postfix log file of MAMP PRO

In this older post we already showed how to send mail with MAMP PRO. But sometimes things are not working like they should. This can depend on several issues:

• Faulty configuration
• Dispatcher ISP denies to send the email
• Recipient ISP denies reception of the email

If you want to figure out why things are not working you can have a look at the log files. Every action by Postfix will be logged to "/private/var/log/mail.log". The "private" folder is invisible and can be found under the root directory of your hard drive.

The most comfortable way to show the log file is using the Console.app.

1. Open Console.app
2. Choose View -> Show Log List
3. Open the folder "FILES" in the Log List
4. Open the folder "/private/var/log"
5. Click the mail.log entry in the Log List
6. On the right side of the window you can see the content of the Postfix log file.
   
   
   

If you prefer the use of the terminal just follow these steps:

1. Open the Terminal.app (Applications/Utilities)
   
2. Enter the following prompt and hit Enter
   
   tail -f /private/var/log/mail.log
   
   
3. You can now read the Postfix log file within the Terminal. The log file keeps updating as new entries apply.
   
   
   
   
4. Press "Ctrl + c" to stop the process

If you want to open the Postfix log file with a text editor, you have to make the file visible:

1. Open the Terminal.app (Applications/Utilities)
2. Enter the following and hit Enter
   
   defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true
   
   
3. Restart the Finder by enter the following and hit Enter
   
   Killall Finder
   
   
4. Open the file "/private/var/log/mail.log" with your editor.
   
   
   
   

No matter which way you are choosing, you always get important information about Postfix. If you find the value "status=sent" your email was sent successfully. If you find the value "status=deferred" your email was not sent. The reasons for this can be versatile and it would be to much to cover them up at this place.

How to show the Postfix log file of MAMP PRO