Well, i could never get it to work in the first place, so I started using
(today) RELAY FOR LOCAL HOSTS option which seems to handle ok.
Marcin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Krowas
> Sent: 2 lutego 2001 17:02
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Resending question about SMTP AUTH
>
>
> Realizing that the only truly secure way handle mail relays is to
> do it by IP address and then use SMTP AUTH, what have people done
> to fix the problem that seems to be unfixable with SMTP AUTH
> (that being that it stops authenticating after a while)? When
> ever I set up the server this way I inevitable get calls
> from clients screaming at me that they cant send their mail
> because it keeps asking for a password of gives them the " not a
> local host or gateway" error.
>
> Scott Perry wrote:
>
> > >When do I need to setup mail relaying. Is that only for
> > >people who are downloading their email to a client, like
> > >Outlook Express?
> >
> > You need to lock down your server (so that it isn't an open relay) now.
> > Mail relaying is when people use your server to send their
> outgoing E-mail. It's a good thing if they are your customers, a
> bad thing if they are not.
> >
> > If you wait, you will get found by a spammer.
> >
> > >If I am only forwarding and using webmail can I set the
> > >imail settings to "No mail relay"?
> >
> > If by "forwarding" you mean incoming E-mail is forwarded to an
> external address, that should be fine. The incoming E-mail will
> be accepted (all incoming E-mail is accepted, no matter what your
> relay settings are). WebMail doesn't (usually) use SMTP to send
> its mail, so it should bypass the relay settings.
> >
> > >Does this solve the problem of spamming? Can spammers
> > >still use it somehow?
> >
> > If you set IMail to use "No mail relay", spammers shouldn't be
> able to send mail through your server. Just don't be a sucker
> and fall for the "Relay for local hosts" option; that just means
> that spammers have to pretend to come from your domain in order
> to use your server.
> >
> > If you want your users to be able to send outgoing E-mail with
> their own mail clients (not using web mail), then you should use
> "Relay for addresses" and SMTP AUTH for people who aren't coming
> from a trusted IP address.
> >
> > --
> > -Scott
> >
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