Re: Configuring E-mail
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11981
interpreted = N
texte = >>>The only difference is that EMIS will not allow you to send FROM addresses >>>that are not on that server - an attempt to prevent spammers... if you have >>>a mail account that you are using as the FROM in Emailer - all is ok... >>> >>> >>So if I gave them an input field for their email address to use as the from >>field AIMS would work and EIMS would not. >> >>Correct Yes or No? > >No. > >EIMS will acccept a fake/phony address from a domain handled by itself, but >all others will work. > >If EIMS is configured for handling mail for foo.com it will only accept >from: addresses which is valid accounts. But if it is *not* configured for >handling mail for foo.com it will accept *any* from: address. > >But, for trying to answer the original question I think the problem is when >you try to run EMailer and EIMS on the same computer. Move EIMS to a >dedicated computer and it will work.The problem is not EIMS on the same Mac, it's the fact that you're designating EIMS on the same Mac as the recipient of all your Emailer mail. Just designate a different mail server in teh Emailer prefs and the WebCatalog prefs - any other mail server on the internet will do - then you won't have this problem anymore.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions
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>>>The only difference is that EMIS will not allow you to send FROM addresses >>>that are not on that server - an attempt to prevent spammers... if you have >>>a mail account that you are using as the FROM in Emailer - all is ok... >>> >>> >>So if I gave them an input field for their email address to use as the from >>field AIMS would work and EIMS would not. >> >>Correct Yes or No? > >No. > >EIMS will acccept a fake/phony address from a domain handled by itself, but >all others will work. > >If EIMS is configured for handling mail for foo.com it will only accept >from: addresses which is valid accounts. But if it is *not* configured for >handling mail for foo.com it will accept *any* from: address. > >But, for trying to answer the original question I think the problem is when >you try to run EMailer and EIMS on the same computer. Move EIMS to a >dedicated computer and it will work.The problem is not EIMS on the same Mac, it's the fact that you're designating EIMS on the same Mac as the recipient of all your Emailer mail. Just designate a different mail server in teh Emailer prefs and the WebCatalog prefs - any other mail server on the internet will do - then you won't have this problem anymore.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions
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