Logu posted in linux-india-help: > Does it mean that anyone can configure their mail client to use xyz.com as > their smtp server and send mails to the users of xyz.com. If this is the
You are correct. Keep in mind that xyz.com mailserver does not know if it is Outlook or another sendmail connecting to it. The idea of having an xyz.com mailserver is presumably to enable [EMAIL PROTECTED] to receive emails ;) > case and if I specifically set a reject rule to the connecting IP in access > file, will the smtp server reject the mail. > > Are the below statements right. > - Relay control based on source => access file Yes, and make sure that you keep only IP addresses in the access file and not domain names. Better still, configure SMTP AUTH and relay only for authenticated clients. > - Relay control based on destination => relay-domains > - Accepting its own mails => localhostnames Binand -- Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Bruce's Razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by Microsoft funding. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
