On 1/16/04 at 09:30, chris wrote:
> >SIMS does do SMTP authentication, with no extra software needed. Are you
> >running an obsolete version?
>
> I know SIMS does SMTP Authentication. However, my email client (nor any
> of the email programs I have written for my various needs) handle SMTP
> Authentication.
>
> I wrote a program that will add SMTP Authentication to clients that don't
> have it, but I would like to avoid using it if possible. So I wanted to
> see if there was an IP Authentication solution for Dynamic IPs. Something
> like putting a DNS entry into the Client IP list, and having sims do a
> DNS lookup on that entry, and then compare that to the connecting
> client's IP.
Hmm. SMTP AUTH is probably the most convenient way to go about this. While
acknowledging that I don't know the particulars of your situation, most
modern e-mail clients support it. As far as alternatives, you can also use
'POP-before-SMTP' to temporarily authenticate your IP address for sending.
(Turn on the 'For x minutes authenticated IPs are treated as clients' in
SIMS' SMTP settings.) Having to remember to check your mail before sending
is a bit of a pain, but it's a workable solution. You could also use a VPN
or SSH tunnel. Those involve extra software and probably hardware in
addition to SIMS and your mail client(s) though, so given your reluctance
to use an external program to enable SMTP AUTH, I doubt you'd want to use
those alternatives.
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