Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 02:04:16 -0500 From: Steven Ames <steve@cioe.com> To: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au> Cc: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail relays for individual users Message-ID: <20000511020416.A12007@vic.cioe.com> In-Reply-To: <20000511151434.A39007@albury.net.au>; from nicks@albury.net.au on Thu, May 11, 2000 at 03:14:34PM %2B1000 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005102130540.90428-100000@ren.sasknow.com> <20000511151434.A39007@albury.net.au>
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SMTP Auth is a more elegant solution. Install cyrus-sasl from the security ports and then upgrade to sendmail 8.10. I posted a message to this list about 5 weeks back explaining the exact process. A good number of mail clients support SMTP Authentication. I've always found POP before SMTP a bit kludgy. -Steve On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 03:14:34PM +1000, Nick Slager wrote: > Thus spake Ryan Thompson (ryan@sasknow.com): > > > I'm running sendmail 8.9.3 on 3.4-STABLE. I have a couple of email users > > on remote networks who do not have SMTP relay access through their various > > ISPs. > > > > [...] > > > The hosts behind the users in question do NOT have SMTP relay access on > > any network, nor do they have static IP addresses/hostnames, or even > > reasonably small networks to allow relaying from. > > > > I am searching for a more elegant and secure solution. (Note, I am not > > asking for SSL webmail solutions, here :-) Can anyone offer a suggestion? > > My current setup means I'm pretty much committed to sendmail for now, so a > > sendmail solution would be the ideal one. If there is way to accomplish > > this with another mailer, I might run another box with another MTA to > > handle this small number of users... However, I'd much rather keep things > > simple. > > > > Do you also run a POP3 server accessible to these users? If so, SMTP after POP > auth may be what you're looking for. The remote users will have to check their > mail on your POP server first, but after that sendmail can relay messages from > their IP for x minutes. > > http://spam.abuse.net/tools/smPbS.html is a good place to start. > > Regards, > > > Nick. > > -- > From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680): > "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey." > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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