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Date:      Sat, 26 Apr 1997 22:22:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Stephen Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net>
To:        "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>
Cc:        spork <spork@super-g.com>, Bill Grunfelder <wjgrun@cyberwar.com>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SMTP gateway clients
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.970426222147.10843B-100000@buffnet7.buffnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970426090705.238A-100000@acp.qiv.com>

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They said, and I quote - "Im not spending $1000 on a new gateway just to
make up for your deficiencies."

So actually I dont know why I give a flip.

On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Jay D. Nelson wrote:

> I may be too dense, but I don't understand what `dial up' SMTP gains over
> UUCP -- except the added IP overhead. Am I missing something or does your
> customer just have a burr under the blanket?
> 
> -- Jay
> 
> On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Steve wrote:
> 
> ->On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, spork wrote:
> ->
> ->> I remember we hacked it with two by having one default through the
> ->> other...  It worked, but the one acting as the gateway for the other was
> ->> not very happy...
> ->> 
> ->> Please post your solution, as Annexes amuse me to no end.  They are such
> ->> evil little boxes.  I've also heard (not a routing expert) that RIP v2
> ->> updates on any change, which would solve the problem assuming the Annex
> ->> can do v2...
> ->
> ->They do rip2, but it doesnt apparently work.  One person sent me a
> ->possible solution.  Using 1 class C for the annex ethernet cards, and the
> ->static IPs so that the ethernet cards would proxy arp them.  Then another
> ->class C for the dynamic ones assigned to modems, then static routes in
> ->ones cisco to assist the world in finding the non-statics.
> ->
> ->I think I will tell the 1 or 2 people who want smtp to buy uucp or hike.
> ->
> ->> 
> ->> Charles
> ->> 
> ->> On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Bill Grunfelder wrote:
> ->> 
> ->> > How many RA4000s do you have?  I have a solution (albeit an ugly one, but it
> ->> > works) if you've only got 2 of them, and a cisco router (not sure if it will
> ->> > work with others).
> ->> > 
> ->> > 
> ->> > Bill
> ->> > .......................................................................
> ->> > Bill Grunfelder                                    System Administrator
> ->> > wjgrun@cyberwar.com                                Cyber Warrior, Inc.
> ->> > http://www.cyberwar.com/~wjgrun/                   (201) 703-1517
> ->> > 
> ->> > -The above does not necessarily coincide with the views of my employer-
> ->> > 
> ->> 
> ->> 
> ->
> 
> 




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