Ok. With the SMTP authentication, I would only have to relay for the IP on which IMail resides?
Because that would force the users to log onto that machine via SMTP? I have seen a lot of reference to SMTP authentication on the forum, but never saw the advantages to it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tolmachoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Unauthorized SMTP > > Are we doing this too part-tarded? > > The problem is you will be allowing your customers to send out spam un > checked. If I had an account with you, I could send out say a few thousand > spams through your server. Of course, you would then cut me off, but the > damage has been done. > > You should force your clients to use SMTP authentication and only allow > relay by IP where you have to. > > John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA > IT Manager, Network Engineer > RelianceSoft, Inc. > Fullerton, CA 92835 > www.reliancesoft.com > > > > > 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/ > --- > [SMGazette.com E-mail is scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > [Visit us on the web at SMGazette.com] > > --- [SMGazette.com E-mail is scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] [Visit us on the web at SMGazette.com] 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/
