I want to use it because my SMTP and queue manager get bogged down at times
and stop accepting connections, thus resulting in latency.


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sanford Whiteman
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:04 PM
To: Kathy J
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] remote gateway host

>  I  am  looking into using the remote gateway host feature for SMTP,
> and I need to know if there are any issues with it.

If you are not using IMail peering (and I'll bet me you're not), there
are no issues that I'm aware of.

> I  also  need to know what would be needed that I am not aware of to
> run  this.

Kind of a tough question, since we don't know what you're aware of. :)

All  you  need is another box that will relay mail from your IMail box
by  IP  and which is capable of performing remote deliveries--i.e. has
working  DNS servers and proper EHLO/PTR/A records as expected for any
mail  server  making outbound connections over the Internet (like your
current server).

> I want all remote mail to go to this remote gateway for delivery.

The  corresponding  setting  is  pretty easy to find--'Send all remote
mail through....'

> If I have this option in use, will that disable the SMTP auth that I
> am using now (no relay)

No.  A  server's  use  of  an  upstream gateway (a.k.a. smart host) to
perform remote delivery is not related to whether the server will/will
not  relay for its connecting clients. Are you sure you know *why* you
want  to use a remote gateway host? It seems like you're kinda unclear
on the resulting environment.

-Sandy


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Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist
Broadleaf Systems, a division of
Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc.
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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