Correct -- whitelisted connections are only allowed to relay when spamdyke is 
controlling relaying (i.e. it has both the "access-file" and 
"local-domains-file" options).

-- Sam Clippinger




On Jul 28, 2012, at 2:45 PM, Eric Shubert wrote:

> While (re)reading the documentation here:
> http://spamdyke.org/documentation/README.html#RELAYING
> I noticed the following about the relay-level setting:
> normal: Prevent relaying according to the contents of the access file 
> and the list of local domains. Authenticated and whitelisted connections 
> will be allowed to relay. This is the default.
> 
> Whitelisted connections are only allowed to relay when spamdyke controls 
> authentication, no?
> 
> Just to repeat my position, I think for consistency and security's sake, 
> whitelisted connections should have no effect on relaying. 
> Authentication and access file settings are sufficient to control 
> relaying. This way, whitelisting works the same regardless of which 
> authentication mechanism is used.
> 
> In either case, I think the documentation could stand to be modified.
> 
> Thanks Sam.
> 
> -- 
> -Eric 'shubes'
> 
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