Re: [exim] Loopy idea: "tunnel" SMTP through HTTP

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Author: Greg Ward
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Loopy idea: "tunnel" SMTP through HTTP
On 14 March 2006, Tony Finch said:
> I'd suggest configuring Exim on the crippled hosts to deliver BSMTP into a
> pipe which POSTs to the appropriate CGI on the web server. The CGI can
> then pipe the BSMTP straight into Exim. This should require almost no new
> code.


Ooh, that sounds nice. Less code is better code. Trouble is, the central
support server (host of the mythical CGI) is almost certainly running
sendmail. Not sure how much of a political battle it would be to install a
non-sucking MTA. Is BSMTP a purely Exim concept, or do other MTAs handle
it?

        Greg