On Saturday, December 4, 2004, 10:44:21, Darin Cox wrote: > But most of those are not blocking port 587 for SMTP AUTH.
Exactly, which is why an AUTH and/or TLS required port directly to your outgoing MTA is the preferred method of allowing outside users to send e-mail. > Also, having users use your servers for their outgoing email instead of an > ISPs server makes for easier access when users travel with a laptop, and > also makes putting in SPF records much easier. It also means you'll have the connection logs recording the delivery instead of having to plead with your ISP to get them. There's lots of reasons to prefer using your own servers but if all else fails relaying via their ISP is a method for outside users to send e-mail. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." � Ambassador Kosh 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/
