George Bonser writes: > In other words, the host you are saying in your HELO is a valid MX host > for your IP address.
Yes, of course it is. I'm talking to my ISP's mail server. > Yes there is if you ever want a bounce to get to the right place. Bounce > messages use the envelop sender, not the From: or Replay-To: That's what I thought I said: the mail will be delivered, but bounces may not come back. I consider that a minor annoyance. Your mileage may vary. > When their [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailbox starts filling with bounce > messages... I thought it was fairly obvious that one should not use names such as 'root' and 'postmaster'. Best to use the username the ISP gave you. > ...or their double-bounce message box starts collecting things, they > might notice. I have yet to hear a complaint from BrightNet. > Just send the mail through the ISP's mail server instead of trying to > deliver it direct. It will save you a LOT of bandwidth. Of course send the mail through the ISP's mail server. When did I say otherwise? > Also, what happens when you want to send mail at another sympatico.com > user that is not on your box? Sending mail to win.bright.net addresses works just fine. Why would it not? win.bright.net certainly won't resolve locally. > It is just a BAD IDEA to try to make your box think it is your ISP. That is not what I am doing. I am telling my MTA to tell BrightNet's mail server that my box is a host in BrightNet's domain. And that is true. On BrightNet's network, to which I am connected via ppp, I have an FQDN of something like elk-iqx2-cs-32.win.bright.net. > No, it is better to use a visible name ofg a valid MX host for your IP > address, MOST mailers will accept that, some will not. What would be best is to use <user>@dhh.gt.org. That is a valid domain, but BrightNet's anti-relay stuff won't let me use it. Next best would be my BrightNet address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Smail won't do that either (or at least, I don't know how to make it). It insists on prepending the user name to whatever I put in visible_name and using the result as the reverse_path. The mail still goes out, but the reverse_path is not valid. Maybe exim. > No that is NOT what will happen. If user foo sends mail, a bounce will > try to go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] which might not exist. Not if he can make his MTA use a reverse_path of [EMAIL PROTECTED] for all users. > To try to hack ALL senders to one address is foolish. But I only HAVE one address. I WANT all bounces to go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > It is a lot easier to do it right. What's right? > Just send the mail through the ISP's mail server instead of trying to > deliver it direct. Did I ever say otherwise? That is just what I am doing. If I could deliver direct I'd set visible_name to dhh.gt.org and be happy. > Using a service such as dhs you can map a hostname (which is free) to > your dynamic IP address. How would that help? -- John Hasler This posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address.
