Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-27 Thread richard dumoulin
Can anyone tell me what is a mail relay for ?? I know it is not a Cisco issue, but for me it is related to the fact that I am only studying cisco stuff and therefore do not know anything about those kind of Microsoft things. Regards. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-28 Thread richard dumoulin
Nobody knows ?? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=45258&t=45144 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-28 Thread Steven A. Ridder
I think mail relays are to use any mail server to direct your mail on it's final destination. Just like you can use any DNS server on the internet to answer a query, you could send your smtp message to a open relay server to send your mail, especially if you didn't have a server on your network.

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-28 Thread Craig Columbus
Richard, I assume no one responded since it's not really on topic for the group. A mail relay isn't a Microsoft thing. It's basically any server (MS, UNIX, etc.) that sends mail to another server. Open relays, or mail servers that don't restrict who can send mail through them, are a huge probl

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-28 Thread Patrick Ramsey
nobody knows what? >>> "richard dumoulin" 05/28/02 12:41PM >>> Nobody knows ?? > Confidentiality Disclaimer This email and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential and /or proprietary information in the possession of WellStar Health System, Inc. ("We

Re: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-28 Thread Patrick Ramsey
a mail relay is simply any mail server. Your pc is a mail relay when you send smtp traffic to your upstream mail server. That mail server then relays that traffic by doing an mx lookup on the domain name. That server could be an antivirus/content scanner which could then relay the email to your

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-28 Thread Phil Lorenz
CTED]] Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Mail Relay [7:45144] Can anyone tell me what is a mail relay for ?? I know it is not a Cisco issue, but for me it is related to the fact that I am only studying cisco stuff and therefore do not know anything about those kin

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-29 Thread richard dumoulin
Ok guys, thx to all for ur help. I think I got the picture. Regards. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=45341&t=45144 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misc

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-29 Thread Viet Tran
Nobody knows ?? Can anyone tell me what is a mail relay for ?? -- In a typical mail flow, a source mail client sends message to its mail server. This mai server then directs the message to its nearest mail relay, then to next mail relay, then to the next-next ... unti

RE: Mail Relay [7:45144]

2002-05-29 Thread SAM Meng Wai
ay 30, 2002 4:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Mail Relay [7:45144] Nobody knows ?? Can anyone tell me what is a mail relay for ?? -- In a typical mail flow, a source mail client sends message to its mail server. This mai server then directs the message t