Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 06:59:48 -0500 (EST) From: Ray Kohler <ataraxia@cox.net> To: ataraxia@cox.net, listsub@401.cx Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail without (real) hostname? Message-ID: <200211071159.gA7Bxmhm009964@arkadia.nv.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <3DCA182D.9020500@401.cx>
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> From listsub@401.cx Thu Nov 7 02:45:04 2002 > Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 08:37:17 +0100 > From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> > To: Ray Kohler <ataraxia@cox.net> > CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: sendmail without (real) hostname? > > Ray Kohler wrote: > > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > >> On 2002-11-06 20:47, Ray Kohler wrote: > >> > >> Funny. All ISPs that have a tiny sort of sense and respect for their > >> users that have dynamically allocated IP addresses will usually > >> provide at least one mail relay. If not for any other reason, to let > >> them send email to servers that refuse all messages from hosts whose > >> forward and reverse DNS lookups fail (a lot of the servers use this as > >> a form of antispam measure). > > > > > > > > It's a `no servers allowed' ISP. > > > > - @ > > > > And if you wanted to send mail from a regular mailclient, like > Outlook Express, would they allow that? > If they do, they must still provide you with a server that relays > your email. > > -- > R > > > > Outlook sets the `from:' part of the envelope to something valid, whereas sendmail (before this fix) was honest about it and was denied at that point. - @ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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