Author: Kjetil Torgrim Homme Date: To: Gregg Berkholtz CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] Can't send to exim-users list because of rediculously
strict RBL filter
On Tue, 2005-06-14 at 03:19 -0700, Gregg Berkholtz wrote: > For those whom:
> 1) Dont trust the reliabilty of their ISP's SMTP services
> 2) Would perfer to communicate directly with external SMTP servers
> 3) Dont have other broadband options/providers
> 4) On a static IP which is listed in a large DUL block
> 5) Are on a tight budget
Gmail supports authenticated SMTP, so you can use them as your
smarthost. should be more dependable than most ISPs, anyway.
> Is it possible to configure Exim for sending directly, and if that
> attempt fails, depending on the error reported automatically relay
> through a smarthost instead?
this is a FAQ on this list :-) I don't think there has been a good
answer for it. perhaps a callout can be abused? the best answer is
probably "don't", though.
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Kjetil T.
