that's POP-before-SMTP. see http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pop-before-smtp&btnG=Google+Search for some hints as to how it works and what it does; if you can find (or record with Ethereal) a conversation transcript it might be possible to script it in.
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Simon Bolduc wrote: > Basically the SMTP server requires me to logon before sending mail - the > authentication is simply my email address and password... the from line > would probably need to be changed - beyond that I'd have to specify my > account name ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and the password for this account. > > S > > > >From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Simon Bolduc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] Leaf Mail Command > >Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 08:08:22 -0800 > > > >At 09:55 AM 2/5/02 -0500, Simon Bolduc wrote: > > >Hey all, > > > > > > Recently my ISP changed the way their SMTP server works and it now > > >requires the users to authenticate before sending any mail. This breaks > >the > > >functionality of the mail command as far as I can tell. Are there any > > >switches that can be used to fix this ? > > > >You will need to tell us what you (or your ISP) means by "authenticate". In > >this context, it has many possible meanings, at the level of detail needed > >to suggest a solution. (Examples: you might need a different hostname; a > >different From: line; an auth (ident) server.) > > > > > >-- > >------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"--- > >Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo > >Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leaf-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
