Re: [exim] Cannot send mails to @hotmail.com addresses

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Author: Mike Cardwell
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Cannot send mails to @hotmail.com addresses
* on the Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 08:34:56AM +0100, Neil Youngman wrote:

>>> I'm thinking of setting up a gmail account for my server called
>>> something like:
>>>
>>> server.name@???
>>>
>>> And then smarthosting all my hotmail mail through smtp.gmail.com port 587
>>> which supports ASMTP and TLS.
>>
>> If anyone else was thinking of trying this, don't bother. It works, but
>> they rewrite the From header of your email to be that of your gmail
>> account. An understandable precaution on their behalf I suppose.
> Just FYI, gmail accounts can be configured to allow other email addresses.
> I don't have the details to hand, but I know it's set up on a couple of my
> family's accounts.
>
> Neil Youngman


Yes. It would be useful if you're just doing it for one or two accounts
but I was trying to come up with a solution that could handle many
different peoples email through one gmail account. That's not really an
option unfortunately.

Mike