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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