On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:57, Dennis Burgess <dmburg...@linktechs.net>wrote:
> > [dmb] This is the exact question, why, do you NEED a SMTP Relay on ANY > network. Your domain has a mail server out on the net that if you > authenticate to, I am sure will relay your mail, and the reverse DNS and SPF > records would match then as well. Why does the local internet provide NEED > to relay though their server, regardless of the port. > > Not every domain actually has a mail server that allows remote authentication/relay. People hosting small vanity domains with cheap hosting providers might not. Maybe people using small ISPs with less-than-top-notch staff. Heck, maybe there's just a short-term issue with the mail server, and you still want/need to send something out right now, so you use your ISP's mail system. David Smith MVN.net
