On 11/30/05, Robin Bowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Peacock said the following on 29/11/2005 18:01: > > Robin Bowes wrote: > > > >> One thing: I currently use tcpserver to enable relaying using > >> pop-before-smtp, i.e.: > >> > >> -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb > >> > >> Is there anyway to do this using qpsmtpd-forkserver? > > > > > > My recommendation is to not use pop-before-smtp at all (it's just so > > `90's), and use SMTPAUTH instead (which all modern and not so modern > > clients will support). > > I concur, but I've got to support what's there already.
pop-before-smtp implies two things: 1: the pop server maintains a table of good remote peer IP addresses 2: the smtp system is able to consult that table when making a relay decision Writing a forkserver-suitable plugin that does (2) given a working implementation to copy from will be straightforward. I presume noone has done it already given that this thread has gone on this far. Here's your chance for immortality, Robin! -- David L Nicol Which is preferable, to burn out or to fade away? Refer to authorities from classical Roman, Greek and Chinese thought in your answer.
