Not exactly.. A properly configured SMTP server WILL relay for authorized users from outside its network. It is called "SMTP AUTH" In that I do email and list-serv hosting, this is the configuration I have set up. Unauthorized users cannot relay through my servers, and the outgoing email needs the password of the sender. This also effetely blocks spoofing as well.
Because this mail server is configured correctly, and it won't allow | > relaying of mail coming from outside of it's network, I can't | > use it with | > my cable modem connection as an outgoing mail server, so I use my cable | > company's outgoing mail server, mail.optonline.net. My mail goes | > out with | > a header saying [EMAIL PROTECTED] but if you traced it back it | > actually comes from an unrelated domain, optonline.net | > Your system would say it's spam.. but it isn't.. that is just a | > common way | > of securing a mail server. IF I had to follow your rules, my ISP would | > have to allow anyone to relay mail - since many customers are coming from | > outside the local network. ===================================== Douglas White group Manager mailto:doug@;samcfug.org http://www.samcfug.org ===================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
