* Alexander Gattin <xr...@yandex.ru> [01-09-13 11:23]: > On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 09:50:59AM -0500, Patrick > Shanahan wrote: > > There is no *hack* but a legitimate mail configuration. > > It's a legitimate UNIX-way configuration, bit the world ceased to be > that way 10 years ago. SMTP servers no longer accept users' mail at > port 25, but tend to do this at ports 465 and 587 instead.
no, not so. And I can do the same from windoz. It is nothing to do with *nix but with *configuration* of your mailing system. But it is a major pain to do your own smtp from a non-dedicated domain. afa port 25, some isp's block port 25 service, but this is easily worked around. > > It is a work-a-round for situation not to my liking but we do this > > constantly every day. > > Agreed, but: > > > I don't understand your comment "soon to be obsolete". > > this is a hole for spam and it will be plugged sooner or later, and you > will be required to supply some sort of auth token in order to be able > to send your "legitimate" email, thus back to "home base" again, i.e. > to braindamaged gmail SMTP server who alone can surely check whether you > are legitimate ptilopt...@gmail.com or not. I guess *anything* is *remotely* possible -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
