On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 09:20:47AM +1100, Brian May wrote: > On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 12:48:14AM +0000, Darren Salt wrote: > > see if you still don't have a problem. Or try giving the server a local (to > > it) address after MAIL FROM: the server should complain unless you're on a > > network which it considers to be local. > > Tried that with both qmail and postfix, and it still accepts it. > > (ie. telnet to remote server, entered "MAIL FROM: $remoteaddress", > and the server still accepts it even though it considers it a > local address).
This is the correct behavior. I don't know what Darren is talking about but I've never seen a mail server that refused to accept e-mails with a local envelope sender from remote hosts. It should be obvious why this wouldn't be a good idea. --Adam -- Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
