Hi, 

I'm pretty certain that Imail's SMTPD32 binds to the IP address associated
with a domain for outbound SMTP. And I assume it would choose the offical
host name for that IP-bound domain in the EHLO/HELO? Is that latter
assumption correct?

I now have problems with some mail sent by the list server for a virtual
domain. 

How does Imail decide which of the 3 IP addresses on the server it will pick
for virtual domains? The IP address it picks in my case does not have the
reverse DNS to match the EHLO/HELO host - which some providers use to block
mail (very few, but it happens)! 

I checked through the registry and found that the "Advanced SMTP Options"
has an "Outgoing HELO/EHLO host name" setting which apparently is used for
any outbound mail - no matter what IP address is used? That value is stored
in the registry at /Services/SMTPD32/Parameters/EhloHost.

Is the "Outgoing HELO/EHLO host name" a REQUIRED parameter (the help is
silent on that), or can I delete that value so that IMail will look up the
proper official host name that goes with the IP address that SMTPD32 binds
to?

If SMTPD32 requires the EhloHost field (if it's a mandatory setting), then
it means that ALL outbound mail will have the same host name, no matter
WHERE it is sent from. In that case it would seem logical that we should be
able to bind SMTPD32 to exactly ONE IP address so that it matches EhloHost.


Best Regards,
Andy Schmidt


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