From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19U9UG-0003m3-00 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:22:48 -0400 Received: from janina by cantata.rednote.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19U9UE-0000JU-00 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:22:46 -0400 Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:22:45 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: sendmail authentication: correction Message-ID: <20030622182245.GB1166@rednote.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: But, if it works for your setup, Chuck, I sure wouldn't fix it! Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > From: Chuck Hallenbeck > > Hey! Andrew! It works! > > Well I'll be damned! It works! I do not seem to need either the > smtp of my ISP or the smtp of the new service at all. For some > strange reason I had got into the habit of defining a "smart > host" in my sendmail configuration which forces all my outgoing > mail to be funneled through someone else's smtp service, when all > the while I have a perfectly capable full service smtp right here > on my own box! > > Here is my acid proof test (tell me if I am mistaken): > > (adult language follows) > > My ISP novocon.net screens incoming and outgoing mail for > objectionable language, and when found, mail is bounced with > error 550: "Your spam is not welcome here" > > I agree with Mark Twain that profanity provides a degree of relief > that is denied even to prayer, and furthermore I do not > appreciate filters perusing the contents of my incoming and > outgoing email. > > Consequently when the phrase "enlarge your penis" appears in > email reaching my ISP, it is bye-bye email. > > With "smart host" in sendmail set to "mail.novocon.net" (their > smtp) I get bounced when trying to send such a message (and > probably other phrases as well) but when I remove the "smart > host" configuration, I can send such messages without hindrance. > > I guess I don't need authentication on my new service at all, > since obviously I am already authenticated to use my own > sendmail. > > Many thanks for pointing that out, Andrew. I have been busting my > brain trying to solve a non-problem. > > Chuck > > > -- > The Moon is Waning Crescent (40% of Full) > So visit me sometime at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > My public key is also posted there. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175