[ Top posting 'fixed'. ] On 2003-03-01 22:10, "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, mostly I'm just testing > > my ISP's smtp service(s). > > > > The name they give out for users to use as the outgoing MTA is not > > listed in the reverse zone, so I can't post to wonderful servers > > like those @freebsd.org. > > > > Anybody else got service this wonderful :) > > And, since it worked I'll pat myself on the back for my ingenuity, > and slap myself on the wrist for forgetting that there's a test@ > list for just such a purpose. Apologies. > > Anyone from SouthWest Missouri who uses my ISP, I'll let you in on > the secret...
It's not really a secret. Besides, why not mail it to the list anyway? This way someone who has similar problems in the future will find the answer in the list archives :-P You shouldn't set up your mta to forward mail directly to their destination when you're behind an ISP, but relay all your messages through the ISP's mail gateway using Sendmail's SMART_HOST feature. - Giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
