Re: [Exim] AOL blocks SSL/TLS?

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, James P. Roberts wrote:

> You've really missed the point. Oh well. Why do you think I should
> allow the keys to my server be handed over to AOL, so anyone that hacks
> into AOL (including AOL), can then break into my server? AOL does not
> host my customers' domains; I do. So, for their email to be addressed
> properly from their own bought-and-paid-for domain, they must relay it
> through my server. More accurately, my server must be the SMTP server
> to their client. Otherwise, it won't be addressed as coming from their
> own domain, but from the aol.com domain, which is what we are trying to
> avoid.

No, the AOL relay servers should relay for any domain. That is how
relay servers work. They will relay anything from the internal
AOL network. The same goes for any ISP doing SMTP redirect to their own
relay.

> I am also curious why you would test my server for being an open relay,
> and then not tell me about it?
>
> Yes, I do check my logs, thank you very much. And I believe I have
> closed the hole now.

Wasn't me. You should read your logs more closely.

Tom