Re: Cannot relay email through mail server

From: Infotech (infotechipe_at_eastlink.ca)
Date: 12/17/03

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:39:07 -0400

    Thanks for the reply Ben!

    I didn't really want to open myself up to much for spamming, but I'm
    going to have to set up some email accounts for a few people.

    I'll start googling for smtp-auth....

    Thanks,

    Yves

    PS. If you google for it and find something, I'll appreciate it.
    :-)

    >Yves,
    >
    >You're getting the appropriate response from sendmail. You do not want to
    >have your email server be an open relay (allowing folks from outside your
    >server sending email to others outside of your system) because then the spam
    >folks will take over your email server.
    >
    >If you are away from the system, the solution to this problem is usually one
    >of two things:
    >1) Log in via ssh and use a text email client such as pine or mutt
    >2) set up smtp-auth and use a client that supports this protocol.
    >
    >smtp-auth will allow your outside client to prove that it has the authority
    >to relay mail, if set up correctly.
    >
    >Rodolfo and I are collaborating on a step-by-step HOWTO on getting a fully
    >functioning, fully secure email server set up. I imagine that it'll take us
    >a few weeks before we have anything remotely releasable, so if you can't
    >wait, I'd start googling for smtp-auth and see what you can come up with.
    >
    >Sorry, and I hope that helps,
    >
    >Ben
    >
    >
    >
    > 

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