Hi Tim,
> Even if if supports authentication, I'd doubt very much that they'd
> allow access through a non-talktalk line - that's pretty standard
> practice to prevent use as a spam relay.
Ah, is it? I thought auth., or at least secure auth. where credentials
aren't passed as plain text, wsa there to permit this kind of thing.
You're right, it does seem many ISPs don't provide it though. I see
plus.net does, but then I'm found them to be a bit better than average
in the past.
http://community.plus.net/library/email/testing-smtp-authentication-using-telnet/
> I have the same requirement and set up a home machine to be an
> authenticated SMTP relay over TLS. This then forwards to the ISP
> smarthost. It's quite simple to set up in Exim4 - if you want I can
> put my notes up on the Wiki. You'd obviously need to keep your home
> machine on 24/7 - ideal for one of those netbricks.
Clive was thinking of a netbrick like a Sheevaplug for another purpose
so this would be a solution for him too. Clive, you'd configure your
Thunderbirds to send the email to your netbrick, whether you were home
or away, and it, with its talktalk IP address, would then send it onto
TT as happens from T'bird now.
You mentioned TT's offer may be up soon. If you're thinking of
switching ISP it may be worth seeing if they offer authenticated SMTP
for when you're out and about.
Cheers,
Ralph.
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