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Date:      Tue, 11 Jan 2005 18:55:47 -0500
From:      "Haulmark, Chris" <chris@sigd.net>
To:        "Andrew Thomson" <andrewjt@applecomm.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: smtp pull
Message-ID:  <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC2202E948C5@ms05.mailstreet2003.net>

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Someone broke the silence:=20

> Hi,
>=20
> Looking for some thoughts on the following scenario.
>=20
> firewall ---- smtp2
>>=20
>>=20
> smtp1
>=20
> smtp1 is on the DMZ. So smtp1 is the first point of call for incoming
> mail. Mail ultimately has to end up on smtp2 however I do not
> want smtp1
> to simply forward the mail to smtp2 as I'll have to
> explicitly allow the
> setup of port 25 through the firewall to smtp2.
>=20
> I would like smtp2 to connect to smtp1 and pull back the mail so that
> it's smtp2 that initiating an outgoing connection to smtp1.

Maybe fetchmail is what you need?  That is what most of dialup users use =
when they run their own MTA servers.

Chris

>=20
> Is there any smtp type approach I can use?
>=20
> Obviously I can make smtp1 drop the mail in a mailbox on
> smtp1 and then
> get smtp2 to imap or pop the mail out however I'm looking for
> something that's fast and pop doesn't really excite me..
>=20
> Anyone have any other thoughts?
>=20
> Thanks,
>=20
> ajt.




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