I can't say for sure, but I think that MTAs (Mail Transfer Agents) use a different protocol to speak to each other than client apps use to speak to the MTAs (SMTP, POP, IMAP). Maybe somebody on the list who knows more about the intricacies of mail can clarify this for us?
On Fri, 2002-02-22 at 15:09, Mark Derricutt wrote: If its compleatly disabled, how does external internet based email enter the server? --On Friday, February 22, 2002 21:58:44 +0000 Jon Skeet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actually if your mail server administrator is following MS security >> guidelines, SMTP will be *disabled* on your Exchange server. > > Really? Completely disabled rather than just disabled in terms of being > an open relay (which is clearly very bad)? -- \m/ -- "...if I seem super human I have been misunderstood." (c) Dream Theater [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ: 1934853 JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Eric George [EMAIL PROTECTED] hm: 720-855-0484 cell: 720-231-2335 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>