[COLUG] Dry Loop DSL

[David Coulson]

Qmail does support SMTP authentication... You can set it up on a 
unblocked port, and authenticate against it to permit relaying.

David

Robert Grimm wrote:
> I could do that for one of my addresses, but wouldn't I have to make 
> it a public relay to handle the ones that aren't handled by that 
> server? I'm using Qmail on Debian.
>
> On Jul 6, 2008, at 2:24 PM, Dan Hill wrote:
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>> "Robert Grimm" <robertgrimm at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ...
>>> One problem I have had with AT&T is the SMTP blocking. I understand
>>> that you can request they unblock it. Does anyone here have SMTP
>>> blocking turned off with dry loop, or is that a service for their
>>> mainstream customers? I have a shell script that tunnels SMTP over SSH
>>> to a machine in a data center, but I don't want to have to do that. It
>>> is convenient for sending mail from a coffee shop, but it would be
>>> annoying it I had to use it for all mail from home.
>>> ...
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>> I can't comment on the dry loop aspect, but regarding the SMTP 
>> blocking, if
>> you are sshing to a remote system, can't you just setup that server 
>> with an
>> alternate SMTP port, say port 587?  That way you can setup your mail
>> clients w/ port 587 rather than 25.  I've setup quite a few servers that
>> way.  It would take the ssh step off your plate and you won't have to 
>> worry
>> about port 25 blocking anywhere.
>>
>> ~Dan
>>
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