Chris, In this particular case the customer's branch office uses a cable modem connection with a dynamic IP address. I've told them that they will at least need to get a static IP for me to "relay for addresses". The copier guy asked if I could instead allow for relaying by MAC address. I've never heard of that being a feature of ANY mail server, and probably for good reason. We all know just how well that security method works for wireless networks! Unfortunately, it looks like I am being made out to be the bad guy for not allowing open relay for the entire internet.
This particular machine is a Konica. It sounds like none of these copier companies knows how to make a machine that is truly "internet ready". I can only imagine how bad the security must be on these things. I guess that they broadcast their web interface on port 80 with no restrictions as well. For all I know, their copier could wind-up becoming a zombie for someone's spam factory, which makes me extremely reluctant to let them interface to my mail server at all. Maybe I am just being paranoid, but if I weren't paranoid, I don't think that I'd be a very good network administrator. :-) William Van Hefner Network Administrator Vantek Communications, Inc. http://www.vantekcommunications.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Christopher Checca > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Mail server marketshare statistics? > > > Awww copier people, I had this with our sister company and a > canon printer/scanner/copier. In the installation manual > stated that the mail server must be open for relaying, to > allow scan to email to work. In my case I have an SMTP > server that does all our bulk/internal servers email > relaying, I just added that email address to allow relaying > from the copier. Can you not do the same, by pointing at the > ISP's outbound SMTP server? > > Christopher Checca > Packard Transport, Inc. > IT Department > 24021 South Municipal Dr > PO Box 380 > Channahon, IL. 60410 > 815 467 9260 > 815 467 6939 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.packardtransport.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > William Van Hefner > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Mail server marketshare statistics? > > Hello, > > Am hoping that someone out there may be able to point me to a > source of info on what the marketshare is of various mail > servers on the internet? It would be ideal if there was > something like Netcraft's survey of web servers. > > The reason for my request is because I have this client who > has installed a document imaging system that sends e-mails > through our server, and the manufacturer is claiming that the > reason this gizmo is not working properly is because we are > not running MS Exchange, which they suggest is the "standard" > for all mail servers. > > This client has at most around a dozen employees and an IT > budget of $200 per month, and I am trying to justify telling > the client that these guys are nuts for ever suggesting that > they/we install Exchange. The copier installer at first told > me that I needed to change the settings of our mail server to > open relay, so that they could get the thing to work. You can > just guess my reaction to that one. Apparently, the machine > doesn't do any type of SMTP AUTH at all. Unfortunately, the > client doesn't seem to know who to trust in this case. Thanks much. > > > William Van Hefner > Network Administrator > Vantek Communications, Inc. > > > > > 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/
