The big problem Dusty is that my users are very confused in managing two
email accounts to send mail. They are restaurant managers, not hardcore
computer users. I would like to try to set up alternate ports other than
port 25 for my users to send the mail through our server. If I do this, how
can I configure IMail to receive mail from other servers addressed to my
users, or is this feasible?
Any help will be appreciated
Scott R. Morgan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SUPERIOR RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
(512) 443-3979
(512) 416-9621 (Fax)
USPA A-29450
Only a skydiver knows why the birds sing....
They don't have to repack a parachute every time they land!!!
From: "## Dusty Carden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 00:16:55 -0600
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Port 25 blocking
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Basically, port 25 blocking by Mindspring allows them to control
the spammers that relay rape servers. Granted, your users are not
intending to spam, however in the world of anti-spam large ISP's
are being pounded daily for the amount of relay rape conducted
by their users. And everyone expects those ISP's to be responsible
for the actions of their users.
How many times have you heard a mail admin complaining about
spammers using their server to relay their spew? The first LART
that is sent goes to the spammers provider who in turn has to sift
through endless logs and records to determine the origin of the spam
and then terminate the account. Forcing those lusers to use their
own SMTP servers they have a better chance of killing the account
and stopping the spam run before it reaches the masses.
AOL is getting ready to implement something similar to this also.
As an ISP, I can understand this as any time one of our users decides
they are going to get rich sending spam I end up catching hell over
it from hundreds of complaints.
This is where itis headed though. If ISP's, server admins, etc do not
start enforcing some type of regulation then you can count on it that
someone will.
SMTP is merely a relay protocol. Telling your remote users to
utilize Mindsprings SMTP servers when they are on the road is
okay. Only the headers would indicate that it went through a
Mindspring server. Their address, etc would remain the same.
Sorry for the long spew.
Dusty
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