On Tue, Jul 18, 2000 at 11:04:26AM +1200, Martin Searancke wrote:
> Most mail packages have the ability to let a user log in when sending mail.
> (Outlook for example.) I was looking at this and had a couple of
> questions...
> Is this part of the SMTP standard?
It is not part of the original rfc821, but it's documented in a "standard"
document from last year:
It's often called "SMTP AUTH".
http://rfc2554.x42.com/
2554 SMTP Service Extension for Authentication. J. Myers. March 1999.
(Format: TXT=20534 bytes) (Status: PROPOSED STANDARD)
> Can this be used to let authorised people relay through a server?
Yes.
Look for "Mrs. Brisby" and "Krzysztof Dabrowski" on www.qmail.org.
/magnus
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