Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 21:15:40 -0500 From: Ray Kohler <ataraxia@cox.net> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@attbi.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sendmail without (real) hostname? Message-ID: <3DC9CCCC.2020200@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <3DC9A3B4.1030303@cox.net> References: <3DC9A3B4.1030303@cox.net> <omn0omnpzf.0om@localhost.localdomain> <3DC9C628.7080008@cox.net> <20021107020720.GA2513@gray.sea.gr>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2002-11-06 20:47, Ray Kohler wrote: > > >Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > > > >>If I understand the question, change the default /etc/mail/freebsd.mc: > >> > >>- dnl define(`SMART_HOST', `your.isp.mail.server') > >>+ define(`SMART_HOST', `yourISPsMailHost.yourISP.net') > > > >You do understand the question but this doesn't help me. My ISP is > >refusing to relay for me just as well as any third-party > >servers. We're not expected/intended to send mail that way so > >they're not set up to do so. > > > 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. - @ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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