> 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). >
i went for option #2 . true, its less secure, but more configurable (to my opinion) and simpler to maintain if you need to change it a lot. tal. > Ehud. > > -- > @@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@ @ @ Ehud Karni > ינרק דוהא @ @ @ @@ @ Senior System Support > בשחמ תוכרעמב הכימת @ @ @ @ @ @@ Mivtach - Simon > ןומיס - חטבמ @ @ @ @ @ @ Insurance > agencies חוטבל תויונכוס 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 -- WhatsUp web services (http://whatsup.co.il) Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) ================================================================= 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]
