On 2011-04-01 17:15:41 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > Am 01.04.2011 17:07, schrieb Vincent Lefevre: > > Perhaps in your case, but when sending mail directly (i.e. without > > using SASL), I get a reject only once every few weeks. So, yes, > > there is a reason for a fallback to direct SMTP to the destination. > > if you send mail directly you have to make > sure a static-ip, ptr, matching HELO > > if this is not possible simply send not mails directly
This is not (always) possible, and I have no choice to send mail directly when the relay server is down. > ok you can, but do not wonder if mails are dropped Experience shows that most mail won't be dropped. Still, the question holds: how do I use SASL, with direct SMTP as a fallback? > > If my server is down, I may need to send mail > > use a relay server I can't use it because it is down!!! -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arénaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)