Pat,
1. No, do not create a user with the same name as the list! That is more
likely top cause a 'mis-direction' of email, than to solve your
difficulties. It makes no difference to IMail Lists if the user is local or
not (see below). This list has some local users, but are you?? No, and you
can post to the list!
2. In the SMTP Security, find the 'Allow remote mail to local groups' and
enable that (not the Allow remote View!!). Stop/start SMTP service and now
outside addresses will be able to post to the list. I would recommend that
you do change (tighten!) your SMTP Relay settings to 'Addresses'. See
Archive for more recommendations and settings on this subject.
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pat Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 6:24 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] How can I allow a non-local user to post to a List?
I've set up a List group for a company project. I have two problems with the
list that I cannot seem to solve:
1. I cannot post to the list unless I create a user with the same name as
the list. Is this required? If I read it right, I should be able to create
my list group and set the posting rules to "only members of this list can
post" Trying to create a work-around by creating a local user results in the
only recipient that actually gets mail posted to it is that particular local
account, not the members of the group.
2. Members of the list that are not local users cannot post either. Do I
have to loosen up my SMTP security to allow this (Its currently set to
"relay for local users only", and the list members have been added to the
"Accept.txt" file)? I'd hate to expose the server any more than I have to.
Stopping and starting the SMTP service doesn't help, either.
Pat Thompson, MCSE
IS Director
Fraser Communications
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