Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
See the section in /etc/sendmail.cf as follows: # Smart relay host (may be null) DSmail.yourisp.com Set to your ISP's mail server name, and sendmail should try to forward thru it. Thanks, This works. Although, the proper prefix was smtp for comcast.net. Joel On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:34:38AM -0500, Joel Hammer wrote: My ip is dynamic. It doesn't change much, but it can change. Joel On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:15:22AM -0500, John Voigt wrote: On 01/30/2003 01:35 AM, ronnie gauthier wrote: If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. This is one option, but if it is a typical cable ISP, it's not likely to happen. I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. I have the Bat book on email, and am not afraid to use it, but, I am confused a bit. Any pointers, specifically clear examples, on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Joel Disclaimer There are probably better or more sophisticated ways to do it, or I may have totally misunderstood the question ;-) /Disclaimer ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
Comcast should have provided you with an SMTP mail server which they would lock down their relay-domains file to allow. You don't want to get into the reverse-lookup world, because many MTA's lookup against an RBL (Realtime Black List) specifically for dialup/broadband IP ranges. If your IP falls into that range, you're hosed. That's the way my mail is. The RBL I use is called Dialups.relays.OsiruSoft.com, among others. look into an SMTP relay and point your Sendmail server to forward all mail through it (Webmin makes this easy, but there are a couple other ways) On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:46:17 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or even Netscape/Mozilla mail. On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Aaron Grewell wrote: This is a common anti-spammer tactic. If the previous caller's smarthost suggestion doesn't work you'll either need an MX record (sort of a pain with a dynamic address) or you'll have to find out how to use comcast's SMTP server directly. Unless they're contracting with MSN this shouldn't be too tough, just ask them how to set up Eudora to send mail. The instructions should apply equally well to any non-ms product regardless of platform since Eudora is standards-compliant. I often use this when dealing with unenlightened ISP's because Eudora is so common. On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 06:34, Joel Hammer wrote: My ip is dynamic. It doesn't change much, but it can change. Joel On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:15:22AM -0500, John Voigt wrote: On 01/30/2003 01:35 AM, ronnie gauthier wrote: If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. This is one option, but if it is a typical cable ISP, it's not likely to happen. I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. -- ~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step TyGeMohttp://netllama.ipfox.com ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
On 01/30/2003 01:35 AM, ronnie gauthier wrote: If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. This is one option, but if it is a typical cable ISP, it's not likely to happen. I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. I have the Bat book on email, and am not afraid to use it, but, I am confused a bit. Any pointers, specifically clear examples, on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Joel See the section in /etc/sendmail.cf as follows: # Smart relay host (may be null) DSmail.yourisp.com Set to your ISP's mail server name, and sendmail should try to forward thru it. Disclaimer There are probably better or more sophisticated ways to do it, or I may have totally misunderstood the question ;-) /Disclaimer HTH, John V. -- _/- John Voigt - K9GBO -|- Registered Linux User #38558 --_/ _/- Reclamation Specialist --|- IN Dept of Natural Resources -_/ _/- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -|- (812) 665-2207 --_/ Justice, n.: A decision in your favor. ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
My ip is dynamic. It doesn't change much, but it can change. Joel On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:15:22AM -0500, John Voigt wrote: On 01/30/2003 01:35 AM, ronnie gauthier wrote: If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. This is one option, but if it is a typical cable ISP, it's not likely to happen. I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. I have the Bat book on email, and am not afraid to use it, but, I am confused a bit. Any pointers, specifically clear examples, on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Joel See the section in /etc/sendmail.cf as follows: # Smart relay host (may be null) DSmail.yourisp.com Set to your ISP's mail server name, and sendmail should try to forward thru it. Disclaimer There are probably better or more sophisticated ways to do it, or I may have totally misunderstood the question ;-) /Disclaimer HTH, John V. -- _/- John Voigt - K9GBO -|- Registered Linux User #38558 --_/ _/- Reclamation Specialist --|- IN Dept of Natural Resources -_/ _/- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -|- (812) 665-2207 --_/ Justice, n.: A decision in your favor. ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
This is a common anti-spammer tactic. If the previous caller's smarthost suggestion doesn't work you'll either need an MX record (sort of a pain with a dynamic address) or you'll have to find out how to use comcast's SMTP server directly. Unless they're contracting with MSN this shouldn't be too tough, just ask them how to set up Eudora to send mail. The instructions should apply equally well to any non-ms product regardless of platform since Eudora is standards-compliant. I often use this when dealing with unenlightened ISP's because Eudora is so common. On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 06:34, Joel Hammer wrote: My ip is dynamic. It doesn't change much, but it can change. Joel On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:15:22AM -0500, John Voigt wrote: On 01/30/2003 01:35 AM, ronnie gauthier wrote: If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. This is one option, but if it is a typical cable ISP, it's not likely to happen. I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. I have the Bat book on email, and am not afraid to use it, but, I am confused a bit. Any pointers, specifically clear examples, on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Joel See the section in /etc/sendmail.cf as follows: # Smart relay host (may be null) DSmail.yourisp.com Set to your ISP's mail server name, and sendmail should try to forward thru it. Disclaimer There are probably better or more sophisticated ways to do it, or I may have totally misunderstood the question ;-) /Disclaimer HTH, John V. -- _/- John Voigt - K9GBO -|- Registered Linux User #38558 --_/ _/- Reclamation Specialist --|- IN Dept of Natural Resources -_/ _/- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -|- (812) 665-2207 --_/ Justice, n.: A decision in your favor. ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
Or even Netscape/Mozilla mail. On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Aaron Grewell wrote: This is a common anti-spammer tactic. If the previous caller's smarthost suggestion doesn't work you'll either need an MX record (sort of a pain with a dynamic address) or you'll have to find out how to use comcast's SMTP server directly. Unless they're contracting with MSN this shouldn't be too tough, just ask them how to set up Eudora to send mail. The instructions should apply equally well to any non-ms product regardless of platform since Eudora is standards-compliant. I often use this when dealing with unenlightened ISP's because Eudora is so common. On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 06:34, Joel Hammer wrote: My ip is dynamic. It doesn't change much, but it can change. Joel On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 07:15:22AM -0500, John Voigt wrote: On 01/30/2003 01:35 AM, ronnie gauthier wrote: If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. This is one option, but if it is a typical cable ISP, it's not likely to happen. I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. -- ~~ Lonni J Friedman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever
If comcast allows what you are doing it may be as simple as asking them to put you into their reverse lookup table. On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:01:29 -0500 - Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following Re: Sendmail: Proxy server or whatever I am on comcast cable. I run sendmail to directly send mail to my recipients. Of late, some sites, eg. aol.com, are rejecting my mail, telling me I should be using my isp's mail server. Comcast can be a very linux hostile environment. I don't really want to talk to them about mail. However, I would like to either relay through their mail server or masquerade my mail to have their mail server's ip. I have the Bat book on email, and am not afraid to use it, but, I am confused a bit. Any pointers, specifically clear examples, on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Joel ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
