> Forcing AUTH for all smtp traffic would effectively disable the server from > receiving mail from anyone unless it comes from another mail gateway smart > enough to authenticate. So that part was left "off".
Exactly! It is actually a little confusing. You virtually never wanto to set AUTH_REQUIRED to 1. What we (the common folk) usually mean by esmtp authentication is the authentcation by the client mail program to send mail. What AUTH_REQUIRED variable sets is whether or not all mail that comes to your server has to authenticate. If you set it to 1, all of your mail will bounce barring setting up a "smart" gateway as mentioned in the original message. To set up client authentication, you set: AUTHMODULES="authdaemon" ESMTPAUTH="LOGIN" (you can include cram-md5 next to login, but i didn't get that one to work) And it's true -- the default is -- AUTHMODULES="" ESMTPAUTH="" no auth by default. Cheers! Kate ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
