From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Apr 25 05:52:22 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id FAA13124 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 25 Apr 1997 05:52:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from florence.pavilion.net (mailrelay1.pavilion.net [194.242.128.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA13119 for ; Fri, 25 Apr 1997 05:52:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from joe@localhost) by florence.pavilion.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id NAA28542; Fri, 25 Apr 1997 13:51:41 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <19970425135141.02681@pavilion.net> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 13:51:41 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMTP gateway clients References: <3.0.32.19970424133641.00a5c5b0@mixcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.69 In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970424133641.00a5c5b0@mixcom.com>; from Jeffrey J. Mountin on Thu, Apr 24, 1997 at 01:36:41PM -0500 Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, Apr 24, 1997 at 01:36:41PM -0500, Jeffrey J. Mountin wrote: > At 10:53 AM 4/24/97 -0400, Steve wrote: > >Anyone know how to support smtp gateways without a static IP on the > >client's end? > > I don't think this is advisable or even possible. The MX server needs to > have an IP ergo if it changes... > Not so, You can locally receive mail into a mailbox using sendmail, and then spawn a process that talks SMTP to send it to the customer when they log in and you know their ip address. Problems: * Remembering the envelope so that you can reconstruct it! * Cussing and swearing because end user Microsoft machine's have fun and games with dynamic Ip addresses and mail servers! :) Joe -- Josef Karthauser Technical Manager Email: joe@pavilion.net Pavilion Internet plc. [Tel: +44 1273 607072 Fax: +44 1273 607073]