Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62551
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texte = Patrick McCormick wrote: > I'm on Linux, but that really isn't the issue. Windows, Linux or > whatever, the approach used by WebDNA is to assume that there is a > local or other available mail server configured to allow relaying of > mail on the standard port. This really handcuffs ISPs. Not in the slightest. It is trivially easy to provide a SMTP server which doesn't require AUTH on localhost; the only reason to use AUTH on any SMTP server is to prevent unauthorized *remote* relay. It is not uncommone for web services to assume they have a local relay that they can use without authentication... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( nitai@computeroil.com 2005)
  2. Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( Patrick McCormick 2005)
  3. Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( Donovan Brooke 2005)
  4. Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( John Peacock 2005)
  5. Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( Patrick McCormick 2005)
  6. Re: Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  7. Sendmail and SMTP AUTH ( Patrick McCormick 2005)
Patrick McCormick wrote: > I'm on Linux, but that really isn't the issue. Windows, Linux or > whatever, the approach used by WebDNA is to assume that there is a > local or other available mail server configured to allow relaying of > mail on the standard port. This really handcuffs ISPs. Not in the slightest. It is trivially easy to provide a SMTP server which doesn't require AUTH on localhost; the only reason to use AUTH on any SMTP server is to prevent unauthorized *remote* relay. It is not uncommone for web services to assume they have a local relay that they can use without authentication... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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