See below for the full message...
>> My question is, if I turn SMTP Auth on out of the blue, will that cause
any
>> noticeable effect to any of my customers that still CAN send e-mail off
of
>> me?
>
> no effect really, they just won't be able to send any mail. :))
Ok, my company owns a /21 block of IP addys, lets say xxx.xxx.120-127.xxx.
I'd like all of these computers to be able to send e-mail off of my Imail
computer, and I assume the best way to do that is with relay for addresses.
I also would like anyone else that has a pop3 account with me to be able to
send mail off of my server (one COMPLETE set of instructions, where I can
tell my users to enter X (and Y) into the fields, rather than telling them
to contact their ISP...) and I assume I do that with SMTP Auth.
If I turn SMTP Auth on, will that make it difficult for people to be allowed
to send mail using relay for addresses? can they both co-exist in a nice
friendly fashion? I'm getting lots of pressure to turn smtp auth on, but I
don't want to turn it on if it breaks my other working connections...
thanks again!
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Len Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Turning on SMTP Auth out of the blue...
>When we built our Imail server a few years ago, all of our customers bought
>internet access thru us, so we limited who could send mail by only allowing
>a certain range of IP addy's to send / relay messages.
relay for addresses
>Since then we have sold that portion of our business, but most of the
e-mail
>boxes stayed with us. Since their IP's changed, they now cannot send mail
>off of me. What I have been telling them is to call their local ISP and
ask
>them for the SMTP information.
good idea. they should relay out through their access provider
>My question is, if I turn SMTP Auth on out of the blue, will that cause any
>noticeable effect to any of my customers that still CAN send e-mail off of
>me?
no effect really, they just won�t be able to send any mail. :))
>Will my customers have to change their e-mail clients if they are
>working fine now?
yes, go here: http://www.mailops.com, Robert Fehn�s most excellent site,
and click Help:SMTP AUTH for the gory details.
>What else can I expect?
Dealing with people, expect the worst, hope for the best ?
Len
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