At 11:20 AM 9/12/01 , Ian Kirk wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I've been looking at sample config C037 - but this dosen't seem (to my
>novice eye) to allow sending of the queued mail to a specified hostname.
>That is, to bypass the normal MX checks and deliver to a specific host.
>
>Obviously, this may be insecure (delivering other peoples mail to your
>server) - so I was hoping to couple it with SMTP AUTH.
>
>Has anyone done this ?
If I can convince the ISP, bypassing the mx (or not having one for the domain
in question) using ETRN will be implemented soon. There is security for two
reasons
(and I refer you to RFC 1985 for a better explanation) -
1- the MTA queuing the mail must have authorized ETRN host addresses in its
configuration file(s)
2- if so configured, the queuing MTA initiates a new SMTP connection to the
target host,
which is subject to the requirements of any other SMTP connection (DNS,
ident, etc.).
>Please point me at C$NUM or Q$NUM if its in FAQ (I couldn't see anything
>when I looked)
That I can't do, sorry. Let us know (or at least myself) how you fare.
Removing MX
records from disconnected/dial-up hosts is a recent hot topic on the list,
so this tails
that discussion nicely.
Best regards,
Jeff Green
Jeffrey B. Green Personal Computer Consultant - Las Vegas, Nevada
http://jbgreen.com Networking Las Vegas Since 1986
