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Author: Tom
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To: Imran Zalfackruddin
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Questions about running Exim as SMTP and post.ofice as pop server

On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Imran Zalfackruddin wrote:

> We are currently using post.office as our mail server (pop3 and SMTP).
> Unfortunately, it leaves us wide open for mail relaying (we are hit hard
> by spammers). We could upgrade to version 3.1 but is is very costly. I
> was thinking of using Exim as my SMTP server and then forwarding the
> "allowed e-mails" to my post.office server which I will continue to use
> as my pop3 server. Does Exim allow this type of configuration and if it
> does could you provide some basic instructions to accomplish this???


A very common configuration. Basically the exim server would act as
SMTP frontend for post.office. It is easy to do. Make the exim server
machine the lowest MX for your domain. Setup a domain route in exim to
route all e-mail for your domain to the post.office server. Also add
packets filters to your border to router to block all SMTP to your
post.office server.

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Best regards
> Imran.


Tom


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