On Sun, Oct 05, 2014 at 11:16:18PM -0400, Harry Putnam wrote: > Jerry Stuckle <jstuc...@attglobal.net> writes: > > > The first question - why do you think you need to relay to other > > networks, even if they're your own? Do you have other SMTP servers > > running on those networks? > > Good question and apparently thee is no reason. It stemmed from a deep > seated confusion about what relaying means. All I really want is to > be able to do this: > > On my lan machines: > > HOST-1 > HOST-2 > [...] > HOST-mail-server now being configured > > HOST-[12...N] would have the server host above listed as smarthost in > there respective mail config. > > So they would all be sending mail by way of server host. > > I guess that is not what is meant by relaying?
Good point. Just to be pedantic all MTAs act as relays, but I think the term being talked about is "open relay" IOW it's "open" for anybody to use, spammers, guy next door etc. etc. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141006033151.GA29134@tal
