Re: [Exim] No route to host - tried everything!

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Author: Sandro Magi
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To: A.C.Aitchison, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] No route to host - tried everything!
>They might be doing you a favour...sort of.
>
>If you are on a dialup, chances are the ip they give you is in the dialup
>RBL lists, so many well-run mail servers would block you - mine for one.


I'm on a DSL line, and so far I've only encountered one site which blocks my
attempts.

>If you use your ISP's mail server as a smarthost (ie relay through it)
>you will be OK since there server is not in the RBL blocks (assuming they
>are competent).
>Don't worry that they are running a relay - it will only be for their
>customers, so not open.


Hmm... so in other words, I could just send all my outgoing mail to my isp's
mail server and let them send it. But will my isp change the "From:" address
to match my account? It shouldn't right?

Sincerely,
Sandro


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