Yes, we're already there. What he's saying is this method is insecure, and there is an alternative that works with cf and straight smtp auth (i.e. 'no relay' in imail).
------------------------------------------- Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com ------------------------------------------- ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Lee Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:03:20 -0800 >Simply include our local servers in your "Relay for Addresses" list. And it >will stop checking those server IPs. > >Have done it many times... > > > >| -----Original Message----- >| From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >| Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:56 AM >| To: CF-Talk >| Subject: Re: CFMail Not Local Host - Not a Gateway >| >| >| The last time this came up, as I recall, you brought this up >| and it caused a slew of naysaying. I don't think we ever got >| hold of a working code example and - I believe it was Jochem >| who brought them up - a slew of problems apparently exist >| with using this technique. >| >| Relay for addresses is the standard recommendation we all >| hear for doing this with CF, both here and on the IMail list. >| I'd really appreciate a cfmail snippet that handles this as >| described so I can test/evaluate it. >| >| ------------------------------------------- >| Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >| MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com >| ------------------------------------------- >| >| >| ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >| From: "samcfug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:26:31 -0600 >| >| >This has been discussed many times before - Look to CFPARAMS >| in order >| >to pass the username and password with your CFMAIL >| operation. Allowing >| >relaying by IP number is a very insecure way to handle this >| as it will >| >open the door to spamming by spoofing the IP. SMTP AUTH is a good >| >barrier to unauthorized use of the mail server. >| > >| >===================================== >| >Douglas White >| >group Manager >| >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >| >http://www.samcfug.org >| >===================================== >| >----- Original Message ----- >| >From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| >Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:54 AM >| >Subject: RE: CFMail Not Local Host - Not a Gateway >| > >| > >| >| I just tried this, I set all of the allowed IP addresses to my CF >| >| boxes and tried to send some mail, got the same error. >| >| >| >| ============================================ >| >| Bryan F. Hogan >| >| Director of Internet Development >| >| Macromedia Certified ColdFusion MX Developer >| >| Digital Bay Media, Inc. >| >| 1-877-72DIGITAL >| >| ============================================ >| >| >| >| -----Original Message----- >| >| From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >| >| Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:35 AM >| >| To: CF-Talk >| >| Subject: Re: CFMail Not Local Host - Not a Gateway >| >| >| >| >| >| No, just set the ip of the cf server. If your sites are all on >| >| individual dedicated boxes, then *thats* a problem. >| >| >| >| --Matt Robertson-- >| >| MSB Designs, Inc. >| >| http://mysecretbase.com >| >| >| >| ----- Original Message ----- >| >| From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| >| To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| >| Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:22 AM >| >| Subject: RE: CFMail Not Local Host - Not a Gateway >| >| >| >| >| >| > Thanks for the reply, this is not an option. This would >| require me >| >| > to set the ip address of each and every site that I have, that >| >| > would not be very cool. I know ActivMail has a username, pass >| >| > option but to much $$$. >| >| > >| >| > ============================================ >| >| > Bryan F. Hogan >| >| > Director of Internet Development >| >| > Macromedia Certified ColdFusion MX Developer >| >| > Digital Bay Media, Inc. >| >| > 1-877-72DIGITAL ============================================ >| >| > >| >| > -----Original Message----- >| >| > From: Robert Everland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >| >| > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:04 AM >| >| > To: CF-Talk >| >| > Subject: RE: CFMail Not Local Host - Not a Gateway >| >| > >| >| > >| >| > You have to also allow a set number of ips through. That >| fixed it >| >| > for me. >| >| > >| >| > Robert Everland III >| >| > Web Developer Extraordinaire >| >| > Dixon Ticonderoga Company >| >| > http://www.dixonusa.com >| >| > >| >| > -----Original Message----- >| >| > From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >| >| > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:09 AM >| >| > To: CF-Talk >| >| > Subject: CFMail Not Local Host - Not a Gateway >| >| > >| >| > >| >| > We recently changed our imail server settings to not allow >| >| > relaying. In doing so we had to upagrade our Persits.Mailsender >| >| > which allows the >| >| username >| >| > and password attributes, which solves the problem with >| Not a Local >| >| > Host - Not a Gateway. >| >| > >| >| > In CFMail there is no such attribute. Has anyone ever had this >| >| > problem and if so how do you fix it? >| >| > >| >| > ============================================ >| >| > Bryan F. 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