On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, [Windows-1252] S=F6nke Ruempler wrote:

>
> > sorry i do not get this one. the recipient is local, what the heck does=
 it
> > mean that the sender is local too. if you want auth even for local
> > accounts you've to set "mail-auth", but your server won't work on the
> > internet.
>
> Yes, maybe it makes no sence that i write a mail from an local account to
> exactly the same account, but bad people are using that for spam, because
> they don't have to auth.
>
> xmail could force authentication if MAIL_FROM and RCPT are local and the
> same. i tested other mail servers, they behave like xmail, too. but i see=
 a
> security hole in that behaviour.
>
> PS: Davide, i sent you a testmail over your server from
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - maybe you now
> understand what i meant ;-)

what the hell are you talking about ? you can send me an email even using :

MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

and the message goes through. are you sure you're not smoking something
really bad ? :-)



- Davide


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