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Date:      Wed, 2 Jan 2002 15:03:15 -0800 (PST)
From:      Ken Bolingbroke <hacker@bolingbroke.com>
To:        Joel Dinel <dinjo@touchtunes.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Mail server scenario
Message-ID:  <20020102150151.U66447-100000@fremont.bolingbroke.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020102144804.A364@sunder.touchtunes.com>

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On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Joel Dinel wrote:

> I need to setup a (new) mail server for a small LAN. This particular
> setup is a bit complicated, because a lot of the users travel, and use
> different ISP accounts depending on where they are (Europe, Asia, US).
> Right now, the mail server to be replaced is running sendmail on Linux,
> with open relays (yes, I know). I'm planning on migrating it to FreeBSD
> , running Postfix. I chose Postfix because I know it, and it's simple to
> configure/maintain. Obviously, I don't want this new server to openly
> relay everything. It'll relay for the lan (192.168.), and for travelling
> users.

SMTP AUTH is designed specifically for this kind of situation.  Sendmail
and probably most other major open source MTAs already support this
feature.

Ken Bolingbroke
hacker@bolingbroke.com


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