Adam Selene wrote on Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:07:08 -0600: > >> You mean for double authentication within their network although the > >> client is already identified by IP (being dialled in to them)? I think > >> almost no ISP does this. > > The unfortunate problem is that there is no universally supported method with > email clients nor email servers. >
I can't see any advantage in double-authentication. SMTP AUTH is fine for webhosting, but it's not necessary for identifying your own dial-up clients. Do you think that viruses may not grab the authentication data from the registry? Don't count on this. Kai -- Kai Sch�tzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com IE-Center: http://ie5.de & http://msie.winware.org
