Re: [Exim] Using an external smtp server

Top Page
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Suresh Ramasubramanian
Date:  
To: Gregor MacLennan, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Using an external smtp server
At 02:29 AM 6/11/2003 -0500, Gregor MacLennan wrote:
>A) get exim to send all email through smtp.websitehost.com
>authenticated?


http://www.hserus.net/exim.html

>B) if possible, get exim to try to send email directly first, and if
>that fails (as in Yahoo, which sends back a 553 permanent error stating
>that it does not accept email from my address range) then send the
>messages via smtp.websitehost.com?


If you get a 5xx that means the message is bounced, period - your user has
to resend it.

"all your mail"? Mail doesn't chew all that much bandwidth - don't worry,
just punch everything through your webhost's server.