> For months, using gmail as the SMTP relay has worked. Recently, > however, it has been failing. A review of /var/log/exim4/mainlog > suggests that the email is no longer allowed to be sent directly to > gmail mail servers.
Actually, if you send mail to an @gmail.com account, *your* server is (sort of) "smtp relay", so should accept mail for your @gmail.com account unless it trigger some kind of Access Control List, probably a RBL against your IP or a failed sender verification (expecially if your sever sends as [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;) ) > > My ISP is Verizon. So, I decided to try using Verizon as an SMTP host > (outgoing.verizon.net ). Currently, it appears to be working (with the > ... > but I'd really like to understand why it works. Or rather, I'd like to > understand what the proper way to get local email sent to gmail. > ... If with Verizon's SMTP works, to me is just a sign that gmail simply blocks your ip. BTW... I would be very surprised if gmail relayed mail w/o auth in the past! Cheers -- Daniele Santi .o. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..o |,,,/_ Linux User #415108 ooo --------------------------------------------------------- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments --------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
