[xmail] RE : Mail server Basics

2002-10-28 Thread Bertrand SEVE
When you disable relaying, your mail server (SMTP) will accept messages only for some domains (yours). Mails can come from everywhere, but the recipients must be on your domains. When you use a mail server (SMTP) to relay, you send a message to a foreign domain (not handle by the SMTP server used

[xmail] Re: Mail server Basics

2002-10-28 Thread Frederik Gallon
] Verzonden: maandag 28 oktober 2002 10:16 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [xmail] Re: Mail server Basics Hi group, Hi Frederik! =20 I've been working for years with pop3-domain-fetch - MTA - smtp as mail-delivery mechanics. But now I've a 'basic' question... Mail is delivered

[xmail] Re: Mail server Basics

2002-10-28 Thread Lars Troen
Then here is my trick question: @ISP mydomain.be is put in a pop3 mailbox. How is it possible that a mail-to adress in the form of [EMAIL PROTECTED] is treated and dropped in the global mydomain.be mailbox? Does this proof relaying IS possible? I saw a mail from ordb.org 'by accident'

[xmail] Re: Mail server Basics

2002-10-28 Thread Frederik Gallon
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Lars Troen [mailto:Lars.Troen;proxycom.no] Verzonden: maandag 28 oktober 2002 10:47 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: [xmail] Re: Mail server Basics Then here is my trick question: @ISP mydomain.be is put in a pop3 mailbox. How

[xmail] Re: Mail server Basics

2002-10-28 Thread Lars Troen
Right ? I hope _not_ You could test and check for yourself from an exteral mail account. I = just did and my xmail responds: Remote host said: 550 Mailbox unavailable [] I'm using xmail 1.10. Lars - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe xmail in the body of a message

[xmail] Re: Mail server Basics

2002-10-28 Thread Terry L Fritts
Hello Frederik, Monday, October 28, 2002 you wrote: FG So basically ordb.org is checking for 'built-in' rfc features? Yes, I believe that is true. I made it sound like this is just a testing issue in my earlier message but I see 2 or 3 attempts per week by real spammers to