Steve Camp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When one MTA attempts to deliver an e-mail message to another MTA, the > conversation looks something like: > > -> HELO somedomain.com > <- 250 Hello somedomain.com > -> MAIL FROM: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <- 250 2.1.0 Sender ok > -> RCPT TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <- 250 2.1.5 Recipient ok > -> DATA > <- 354 Enter mail > ... > <- 250 2.0.0 Message accepted for delivery > > My question involves redirecting the sending MTA to a different > receiving MTA. Rather than the initial receiving MTA having to accept > the entire message (all the DATA) and then forward it on to another > MTA, the initial receiving MTA simply "redirects" the sending MTA to > another MTA -- preferably the MTA that actually handles the e-mail for > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > The conversation that I envision would look something like: > > -> MAIL FROM: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <- 250 2.1.0 Sender ok > -> RCPT TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <- XYZ X.W.V Go See someotherserver.otherdomain.com for <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> > > Is such a redirection possible? > > Is it hard to configure? > > Have I just described "relaying"?
According to RFC-821, it looks like "551 User not local; please try <forward-path>" should accomplish what you want. I've never seen this implemented, however, so I don't know if sending MTAs react to it correctly. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
