Bite the bullet so you will have a few hard days. It will save your ass later.
Start by notifying your users that SMTP auth will be required and send them instructions on wher th check the box for the most common email clients. Specify a date in the future for the cutoff and man the phones on that day. It is easy to check the box for SMTP auth you just use your mouse. Damn its been a long day I am going home now, Kevin Bilbee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mohd Izham > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > currently i have more than 5000 users. need to notify them first > how to set > the smtp auth thingy. not all of them are techie, this will make my day > miserable... :( and it will take some time... any other alternative way ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Tolmachoff (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 06 November 2003 09:15 AM > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > Wrong. The only absolute safe option is no relay. By selecting relay for > addresses, you are allowing anyone from that IP address to freely send > millions of messages to everyone. > > Of course, many times you have to allow relay for address. In > doing so, you > must make sure of what goes on at that IP. > > John Tolmachoff > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > eServices For You > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Gregg > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:12 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > > Always set imail to 'relay for addresses'. It is the *only* > safe option. > > > > Regards, > > > > David Gregg > > dgSoft Internet Services > > Web hosting, Email outsourcing, Dedicated and shared infrastructure > > solutions. > > (949) 584-1514 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mohd Izham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:07 PM > > Subject: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > this morning i've got several report from customers that my server got > > > blacklisted. I''ve checked at dnsstuff.com and it is true !? I've set > > "Relay > > > for local users only". I've done testing it and it seems > imail does not > > > check the users properly. > > > > > > i have a domain 21stcentury.tc, the user "mine" is not a > valid user. the > > > primary domain is barbera3.skali.net and my user "izham" is a valid > > user. > > I > > > telnet to the server (port 25) and the mail from is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and > > > the rcpt to is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it seems the mails go > > through. > > > it makes me wonder why... > > > > > > please help. > > > > > > > > > --- > > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] > > > > > > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > 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/ 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 E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] 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/ 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/
