On ons, 2005-02-09 at 00:31 +0100, Paolo Marchiori wrote:
> Paolo Marchiori, Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 08:11:33PM +0100:
> > Gr[ae]ylisting is good and unharmful - even if it doesn't always lead to the
> > desired results... :(
>> BTW, someone pointed out that this can be a pain for dialup clients; while
> I agree, I poitn out that this can be easily solved implementing SMTP AUTH
> (and furthermore enhancing security implementing TLS - which is straightforward
> if using a fairly decent SMTP server <flamebait>ie, non-Sendmail</flamebait>).
Eh ? .. SMTP auth and Dialup is if you as a client terminate mail for
relaying.
This setup. which Colm has done is on the other end: receiving mail from
SMTP servers for termination on the linux.ie server (and then forwarding
to recipients of the linux.ie mailinglists etc.). Has nothing to do with
dialup and SMTP-AUTH is absolutely of no use there. TLS can be used, but
not for authentification purposes, because this setup is as receiving
endpoint for linux.ie mails, before it hits accounts, forwards etc.
Besides, if you checked Colm's mail, Linux.ie is running postfix, not
sendmail and even on sendmail it's no problem to get TLS, SMTP-AUTH or
alike to work. It's just a lot work.
Slán leat,
Martin List-Petersen
Dublin, Eire
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