>I'm running a hosting service and now host more than 2000 domains websites. >I'm planing to setup a dedicated SMTP server for our clients to send mail >only. >In order to prevent spam relay, I wish to use SMTP AUTH.
You could set up the SMTP server to "relay for addresses" and use the addresses of your web boxes. >The problem is since SMTP AUTH required users to be setup on the SMTP >server yes, the SMTP AUTH would need a user + password database. >I'm afraid if someone from [EMAIL PROTECTED] send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >which both domain are local in the SMTP server, the mail won't send out. why afraid? the mail is delivered to the local recipient. where else "out" do you want it to go? out/remote isn't any "safer" that in/local >Since IMail will deliver local mail directly to local user without checking >MX record from DNS servers correct >could it cause some mail not actually deliver to the correct mailbox? Imail will try to send to all the recipients. Len http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
