On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:39:39 +0200 (IST), Tzafrir Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why won't they use the local smtp server? (where they connected to) > > an ISP sells you a dial-up link natuarally you can relay mail to the local > smtp server, right?
Not always. When you use "roaming" dial-in you don't have local mail. In this situation, you can usually read (pop) but not write (smtp). > You really don't want to allow all the dial-up users of that server do > allow relaying through your. Agreed. > Two options: > > 1. SMTP-level authentication > 2. pop-before-smtp Some more options: 1. Use SSH for connecting and tunnel the pop (110) and smpt (25) ports to the mail server (thats how I work, from home and when I'm abroad). The SSH can connect to any local (behind the firewall) machine. 2. You can allow re mailing from specific mail address by adding a line like "From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] RELAY" to the access file. (I use this form too, but I like it less, it can be abused). Ehud. -- @@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@ @ @ Ehud Karni &yod;&nun;&resh;&qof; &dalet;&vav;&he;&alef; @ @ @ @@ @ Senior System Support &bet;&shin;&het;&mem; &tav;&vav;&kaf;&resh;&ayin;&mem;&bet; &he;&kaf;&yod;&mem;&tav; @ @ @ @ @ @@ Mivtach - Simon &fnun;&vav;&mem;&yod;&samekh; - &het;&tet;&bet;&mem; @ @ @ @ @ @ Insurance agencies &het;&vav;&tet;&bet;&lamed; &tav;&vav;&yod;&vav;&nun;&kaf;&vav;&samekh; Better Safe Than Sorry Tel: +972-3-7966-561 Fax: +972-3-7966-667 http://www.mvs.co.il mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ehud Karni Tel: +972-3-7966-561 /"\ Mivtach - Simon Fax: +972-3-7966-667 \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign Insurance agencies (USA) voice mail and X Against HTML Mail http://www.mvs.co.il FAX: 1-815-5509341 / \ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Better Safe Than Sorry ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]