Our local users (those defined in Relay Mail for Addresses), it works just fine. I think Netscape 4 Messenger users will have to supply their mail account password the first time after the change, but those were the only problems we had.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A. Clausen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 15:58 Subject: Re[4]: [IMail Forum] Store and Forward > Reply to: A. Clausen > Re: [IMail Forum] Store and Forward on Wednesday 5:33:58 PM > > We are doing this the next few days. The only remaining question is > that if I go to 'Relay for Addresses' that the local SMTP AUTH will > work for all other local domains and users. The docs are not clear on > this, at least with regard to addressing directly the different relay > modes. It seems to be universally stated, so I should be able to store > and forward and host auth users too? Just looking for a > confirmation... > > I really don't have a choice. I guess, I can presume, some on this > forum appear to be reporting us as an open relay just to force the > issue, or so it appears. None of this happened until we indicated how > we are operating here. It really complicates things as we are trying > to manage so many other projects right now. I hope it is an easy > transition as we have so many users. > > Thanks, > > -- > Roger Heath > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.rleeheath.com > > > ----- Copy of Original Message(s): ----- > > A> We had about a thousand users, and after a number of complaints and my > A> nightmares about blacklisting, we finally threw in the towel and went to > A> SMTP Auth. There were a few hickups, and one or two users still using > A> ancient mail programs like Eudora 1.44 (if you can believe it) being told to > A> upgrade, the whole thing was over in about a week. Now, for fun, I watch as > A> all the spammers try to use local addresses to relay spam and get rejected, > A> and realize that for all that time we were open relays. > > A> -- > A> A. Clausen > > A> ----- Original Message ----- > A> From: "Andrey Fyodorov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > A> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > A> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 18:23 > A> Subject: RE: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Store and Forward > > > >> We got thousands, tens of thousands of users and forced them to > A> authenticate. We could not afford being blacklisted. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Roger Heath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Tue 1/21/2003 9:07 PM > >> To: Andrey Fyodorov > >> Cc: > >> Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Store and Forward > >> > >> > >> > >> Reply to: Andrey Fyodorov > >> Re: [IMail Forum] Store and Forward on Tuesday 6:59:33 PM > >> > >> Yes I know. But I have thousands of users who have not setup for > >> secure authentication using many different readers. > >> > >> No, I have been this way for six years and still am not listed as an > >> open relay. Like I said earlier, library attacks here are cut off > >> almost instantly by BlackIce Server Protection and any one who tries > >> to mass mail is trapped by Declude Hijack. Since any one can signup > >> for a free email account, they can instantly establish a relay here, > >> so there is no real point to worrying about it. This is why we have > >> resorted to these other methods which are working just super. > >> > >> We initially used EZSignUp, but this was very bad. Now we have a > >> confirming email response signup and we have not had any major abuser > >> since. This is a tightly monitored system and we are very pleased with > >> our current configuration. > >> > >> -- > >> Roger Heath > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> www.rleeheath.com > >> > >> > >> ----- Copy of Original Message(s): ----- > >> > >> A> Don't you know that in Imail "no mail relay" means it will relay > >> A> for those who authenticate? > >> > >> A> relay for local users will get you blacklisted for being an open > >> A> relay in no time > >> > >> -- > >> ActivatorMail(tm) ver.122102 Scanned for all viruses by > >> www.activatormail.com intelligent anti-virus anti-spam service > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > >> > >> > >> > > > A> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > A> List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > A> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > A> -- > A> ActivatorMail(tm) ver.122102 Scanned for all viruses by > A> www.activatormail.com intelligent anti-virus anti-spam service > > -- > ActivatorMail(tm) ver.122102 Scanned for all viruses by > www.activatormail.com intelligent anti-virus anti-spam service > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
