Re: [Exim] smtp after pop3 ?

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Author: Andreas Gietl
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To: Nils Ketelsen
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] smtp after pop3 ?
I can offer you a patched version of ipop3d if you like ;-)

Nils Ketelsen wrote:
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 01:23:26PM +0200, Andreas Meyerhoff wrote:
>
> > i have seen other mail software which allows a keyword "smtp_after_pop3 = xx minutes" (or something like that) which would allow the users to send mail after they have been authenticated by the pop3 password. Only thing i see is that the smtp remains then open for a couple of minutes (?)
> > Any suggestion ?
>
> As you will use another software for your POP3 mailboxes you will have to
> define some kind of interface between your POP3-Deamon and your Exim. The
> first thing that I can think of is something like this:
>
> You have to patch your POP3-Daemon to write your IP-Adress to a file after
> validating your login. Exim takes this file as a list of hosts that are
> allowed to relay. This file has to expire after some time.
>
> The other possibility is to use SMTP-AUTH, but this seems to be far too
> simple. ;-)
>
> Nils
>
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