On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, Constantine wrote: > Olaf Hoyer wrote: > > >I also use a 4.8 box as DSL Router via PPPoE, and there is a sendmail on > >it. Ok, I'd have to check whether he can relay directly, and what IP in > >the HELO appears, but the box itself can identify its IP without probs. > >I'm also using the tunnel interface to connect... > > > >But I'd recommend using a smarthost. Is better and cleaner. > > > >Olaf > > > I have a cable modem with nat, so the FreeBSD box itself does not has > any routable ip-address (the ip, that is connects the box to the > internet is 192.168.1.2). What can I do in this case? > > And actually, I started up my own SMTP-server, because the one that was > provided by my ISP was in some spam-blocking programmes, so I was unable > to send some messages through it. So, as I understood, smarthost will > not work for me.
Uups. Well, ok, you get a private IP. Ok, AOL users get this too, for surfing only its ok, but for anything else its debateable. The question is, why was the mailserver of your ISP rejected? Was it on any blacklists, and why? When the Mailserver of an ISP is for a longer period, or repeatedly, on some rbl lists, this is a sign of very poor service. In that case, I'd change my provider... Ok, you should in those cases register with a freemail-service, or any other independent mail-provider, which gives you the possibility to: a) Identify yourself with SMTP-Auth with his server b) and send mails with any from: address In the FreeBSD-handbook there is a chapter for using sendmail with SMTP-Auth as a client, shall work then. Olaf -- Olaf Hoyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fuerchterliche Erlebniss geben zu raten, ob der, welcher sie erlebt, nicht etwas Fuerchterliches ist. (Nietzsche, Jenseits von Gut und Boese) _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
