Hi Len, I've staid out of this discussion so far but......
> 2. If above is not available, then the business-on-DSL mail server just > relays its outbound mail through the IP provider's SMTP gateway. > > Both of these are free, and the second is always available, immediate and > easy. Sorry, I have had similar problems. Several ISP's don't alow customer mailservers to drop their outbound mail at the ISP smtp mail server. If you are running a mail server then you can deliver your mail yourself. This way, if the client mailserver becomes an open relay it will not mark the isp smtp server as a source of spam. Also virus mail explosions have helped instigating this policy. I don't say I agree with all that but.... it's a fact of live you have to deal with in this case. > Why would the typical business absolutely insist on NOT relaying its > outbound through the provider's SMTP gateway? Because they are running a mail server, so why would a mailserver *not* be allowed to deliver the mail? That's like saying every local Telco is not alowed to handle their own telephone calls but have to go through AT&T or something similar. I'm runnijg a mail server because I need to use a mail server. A mailserver is used to deliver the mail, please let it do what it is intended for. Met vriendelijke groet, Bonno Bloksma --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus using f-prot and Sophos] 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/
