Re: [exim] How do I authenicate with my ISP?

On 8/28/05 8:54 AM, "Jim Lynch" <jimlynch1@???> wrote:

> My ISP, Bellsouth, requires a user/pw when acting as a mail relay for
> obvious reasons. Thunderbird and all the other GUI mailiers have a section
> in the SMTP for authentication. However I'd like to use the mail command
> line program also, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to send the user
> name and password. From the DOCS and the FAQ I see references to
> authentication but that appears to be using exim when it is serving clients,
> not when it's acting as a relay to another server.

Speaking of Exim 4.5x, section 33.5 of the spec describes setting up
authentication where Exim is the client. It *might* be a different section
in number.

Please specify your Exim version when asking questions...it simplifies
answering if we know what you have.

--John