> One problem was that our SME server has a local IP address and a fake domain > name, namely 'austethical.local'. It therefore did not know what to do with > mail addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello This setup works in your situation for standard mail Set your e-smith server to be. austethical.com.au in the console. Set up your user accounts with exactly the same user names and passwords as your ISP has set. Organise with your ISP for them to handle [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your mail server to multidrop. In the secondary mail server put the IP address of the "real" [ie your host] austethical.com.au Use the username and password as supplied by ISP. In the Hostnames panel set the IP of www to the real IP address of your web host
Now set up your mail clients incoming and outgoing mail server to be mail.austethical.com.au Now your mail appears to come from the correct place. Internal and External mail work. As your Domain name is hosted by someone else you having the same domain makes no difference to the Internet as it will not resolve to you. Robert Slater Synaptic Solutions -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
