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Date:      Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:34:20 +0800
From:      "jan gestre" <freebsd.ph@gmail.com>
To:        "Charles Swiger" <cswiger@mac.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Chris T." <cdtelting-ml@comcast.net>
Subject:   Re: Configure postfix to forward to isp smtp server?
Message-ID:  <a25afc300607270834j75b9709dnb288c97ea15ebb27@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <D4CECDB4-81CF-413A-A93B-459D53AAA5DF@mac.com>
References:  <44C7E2B2.2020505@comcast.net> <D4CECDB4-81CF-413A-A93B-459D53AAA5DF@mac.com>

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On 7/27/06, Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote:
>
> On Jul 26, 2006, at 5:46 PM, Chris T. wrote:
> > I am trying to create a home mail gateway.  First thing is getting
> > it to relay messages to my ISP as if I had connected directly to
> > the isp in the first place.
>
> Set:
>
> relayhost = [mailserver.isp.net]
>
> ...in main.cf.
>
> > That is without adding any information to headers to reveal that it
> > went through my smtp server.
>
> It's a requirement for MTAs to add Received: headers as the mail
> passes through them to avoid mailing loops.  Trying to subvert this
> is a bad idea...
>
> > I also want to create a repositry of sent email for logging
> > purposes.  I'm trying to look up the documentation and searching
> > for messages that would answer what I want to do but it's a chicken
> > and egg senerio in that I don't know the correct terms for the
> > answers to search to find the answers.  Any help is appreciated.
>
> Normally, your mail client will keep track of all Sent messages if
> you configure it properly.  That's a better choice than having the
> MTA do it, but you can look into the content_filter mechanism to
> archive mail which passes through if you really want to do so.
>
> also make sure that your isp allows mail forwarding.
>



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