> "SMTP-AUTH" and "SMTP over TLS" are completely different subjects.
>
> SMTP-AUTH is for client to server connection, as SMTP over TLS is for 
> server
> to server connection

How do your clients authenticate & connect to your SMTP port then to send 
email?  Using SSL/TLS gives the email client the ability to perform 
SMTP-AUTH securely without having usernames/pws sent in the clear.  If you 
are only running internal clients, you might just have an open relay for 
internal addresses, which would alleviate the need for SMTP-AUTH altogether, 
but people like me need to provide an option to allow external clients to 
connect to the server to send email.  Hence the need for SMTP-AUTH or 
PopBeforeSMTP.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Eric




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