I did this with my clients a few weeks back and they were actually able to "enable" this feature in their client software before we went live with SMTP AUTH and still send mail.
Found this out more by accident since I had to put off the change to our servers for a few days after most of my clients had already made the changes to their Email apps. All of them are using O/E or OUtlook mind you. Don't know how this would be with other apps. Allen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 28 January 2003 20:49 Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP Authentication > > >1) Do my users have to enable it on their clients before I enable it on > >the server (currently clients only connect to my network for sending mail) > >or does this have to be set simultaneously at the client and at the server? > > You have to coordinate it, because requiring SMTP AUTH slams the door on > their sending mail if they haven't held the door open with SMTP AUTH in > their clients. > > Set an hour and date when you start requiring SMTP AUTH and have them get > with the program by then. > > > 2) If I can set SMTP Authentication on the server first, will those > > clients that connect directly to my network require setting this option > > prior to being able to send mail? > > no, they get through with relay for addresses, but I recommend that try to > get everybody to use relay for addresses, so you have a trace of every sender. > > Len > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by the > MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service supplied by Aquatania Ltd. For further information visit www.aquatania.co.uk > http://www.messagelabs.com/stats.asp > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
