+++ Praveen Kannan [linux-india] <29/01/02 10:11 +0530>:
> I want to know if there are any free relay servers for use in the DS
> ("smart" relay host) setting of sendmail. Is it okay to specify a DS,
> because i heard such mail servers are blacklisted and mail sent thro the
My workplace has several hundred thousand such open relays blocked ...
Further, using open relays that you dont have legitimate access to is
[1] Theft of service
[2] Against yahoo (or other provider's) terms of service
[3] Against your ISP's terms of service
You are liable to use one or more of your (ISP / email) accounts if you try
that sort of thing.
> servers are rejected. Btw if i masquerade as yahoo.com ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> will i be able to relay to yahoo ? (me thinks not :)). If u can point
Yahoo smtp servers (smtp.mail.yahoo.com) allow you to relay through them
using smtp AUTH, and using your yahoo account in the from.
> me to some resources, it would be of great help. My headers still come
> from (root@localhost) by uss.com even though a localdns and MX record
> has been set and there is no mention of "localhost" in my system. How do
http://www.hserus.net/sendmail.html
> Another thing, what do i have to enable to get smtp auth ? In evolution
> there is an option
> * Use authentication (smtp), with password ?
that's AUTH
-srs
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