On 10/6/2014 10:25 AM, Brian wrote: > On Mon 06 Oct 2014 at 09:04:14 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 10/5/2014 11:31 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: >>> >>> Good point. Just to be pedantic all MTAs act as relays, but I think the >>> term being talked about is "open relay" IOW it's "open" for anybody to >>> use, spammers, guy next door etc. etc. >> >> One correction - all MTAs *CAN* act as relays. But sending a message >> from the sender's MTA to the recipient's MTA is generally not considered >> "relaying". A relay would be when there is a third (or fourth or >> fifth...) MTA between the sender's and recipient's. > > This has prompts one to consider at what point in a ten person relay > race could "relaying" be regarded as starting. >
What does this have to do with MTA setup? Are you just trying to cover up your ignorance by changing the subject. >> Only under special conditions would a relay be required. The most >> obvious one I can think of is a large company with multiple sites; all >> mail would go to ???@example.com, which would be one MTA. But this MTA >> would then relay messages to MTAs at local sites around the world. And >> the reverse would happen for messages being sent by employees. > > All the OP wants to do is set up a smarthost for clients on his home > network. Now he's informed it doesn't meet the "special conditions" > criterion. > Then why are you suggesting he set up dc_relay_nets? Maybe because you don't know what you're talking about? Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5432afad.6050...@attglobal.net
