The PIX Firewall unit by default only allows the standard SMTP commands
through,(I beleive about six). You will need to enable the others necessary
to allow all the functionality of the email clients.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Stull
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 3:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Imail & Pix Box
>
>
> You're welcome. One other thing I thought of after posting:
> it could just be a configuration issue. CISCO is usually
> pretty good about following the RFCs. May just need to
> enable some commands.
>
> Bob
>
> In reply to 06 Dec message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> >Thanks for reply.
>
> >John
>
> >Robert Stull wrote:
> >>
> >> Appears that the firewall doesn't understand ESMTP. The hint
> >> is the missing "NOTIFY=" lines. Thats how Delivery Status
> >> Notification (DSN or delivery receipts) is implemented in
> >> ESMTP. If those aren't getting through the firewall, then
> >> your customers/clients aren't getting their return receipts
> >> and will be complaining soon.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> In reply to 02 Dec message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >>
> >> >Recently we installed a CISCO Pix firewall on our
> >> >network. At that time two things occurred - one I
> >> >want to fix and the other I just need to know if it
> >> >really matters.
> >>
> >> >Short background: one domain; no changes were made
> >> >to Imail or any other part of the network when the PIX
> >> >was installed (except of course the router to make it
> >> >work with PIX). Mail is flowing ok with no reports of
> >> >rejected mail except my problem below.
> >>
> >> >1 - Prior to the Pix installation Netscape
> >> >Communicator users were able to SMTP auth. while
> >> >dialed up through ISPs. Communicator is set to use
> >> >"bobcat" server for both SMTP and POP3. Imail is
> >> >set to relay for a specific group of local VPN
> >> >addresses. Samspade and other testers ok'd us as not
> >> >relaying. In Communicator, upon SEND click, the local
> >> >user password was requested. Once sent, Imail
> >> >authenticated Netscape users as local users and passed
> >> >our outbound mail. (I've got sent mail on my home
> >> >computer as proof.) QUESTION: although we apparently
> >> >have SMTP enabled through the PIX for normal
> >> >circumstance, what do we need to do to re-enable SMTP
> >> >authentication for Netscape users? Is it a PIX or
> >> >Imail fit? (I have not tested it personally, but
> >> >Outlook users report no change for them. -- go
> >> >figure.)
> >>
> >> >2 - Immediately upon PIX installation, Imail logs
> >> >stopped indicating NOTIFY=[etc] on any recipients and
> >> >hasn't written one since. Does this matter?
> >>
> >> >Appreciate your input.
> >>
> >> >John Carter
> >> >Please visit
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>
> --
> Robert S. Stull
> Development Manager and
> Code Demolitions Expert
> Ipswitch, Inc.
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