sendmail authentication: correction

[Janina Sajka]

Except there's acatch ...

Since you're on a dialup connection, you have a different address, or
may well have a different one every time you connect. This will
definitely trigger a lot of bounced mail.

I know. I have the same problem when I'm on the road. So, when I'm
traveling, I no longer send mail directly--for this very reason.

Chuck Hallenbeck writes:
> From: Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at sent.com>
> 
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> 
> > Ok, but since you already have a full server, why not just use this
> > server to send messages out to the real world?  What Sendmail can do
> > for you is to look up the mx record of the domain of the recipient,
> > then send the mail directly to the smtp server specified in that
> > record.  For example, when I send this message to my MTA, it will then
> > look up the mx record for braille.uwo.ca, and send the message to the
> > host it finds there.  This would bypass both your isp's and the other
> > companies SMTP server for you.
> >
> > If this is not an option for you, I will see if I can work out how to
> > get SM to do this on a test setup.
> 
> 
> Okay, I get the picture. In other words my own sendmail might
> have all the smarts and capabilities it needs without either my
> ISP or the new service's smtp. If that works I guess I have got
> it made. I think I know how to check that out. Let me think about
> it a minute.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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