On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Ireneusz R. Janiszewski wrote:

> Hello Davide,
>
> Thank you for answer. I have decided to move this subject to separate
> thread.
>
> --------------------
>
> Yes, I agree with you that authentication disabling for accounts is not
> safe, but I would like to know whether it is possible.
> I have listed the particular host in smtprelay.tab, and now the relaying
> is possible from this host, but I have problem which is probably simple
> to solve for you.
>
> When I am sending post emulating SMTP session by telnet, is O.K. I am
> able to send external and internal post without authentication.

If your host is listed inside smtprelay.tab


> When yet I am using mail client (netscape messenger in my case) I am
> always asked for password at first post. How to avoid this? I am
> surprised because when the mail client is configured to another SMTP
> local server, I am never asked for password.

This is a mail user agent problem and i don't know the answer.
Maybe someone that knows netscape could help.
Anyway i'm using pine and i've to enter the password at the first message
sent.




- Davide


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