From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dial-a2-42.novocon.net ([64.80.174.105] helo=Champion.sent.com ident=0) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19U8Og-0002r0-00 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:12:59 -0400 Received: from Champion.sent.com (IDENT:1003@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Champion.sent.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h5MHCq9i000712 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:12:52 -0400 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by Champion.sent.com (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) with ESMTP id h5MHCoSP000709 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:12:51 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: Champion.sent.com: chuckh owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:12:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: sendmail authentication: correction In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 X-Reply-To: Charles Hallenbeck List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Ok, but since you already have a full server, why not just use this > server to send messages out to the real world? What Sendmail can do > for you is to look up the mx record of the domain of the recipient, > then send the mail directly to the smtp server specified in that > record. For example, when I send this message to my MTA, it will then > look up the mx record for braille.uwo.ca, and send the message to the > host it finds there. This would bypass both your isp's and the other > companies SMTP server for you. > > If this is not an option for you, I will see if I can work out how to > get SM to do this on a test setup. Okay, I get the picture. In other words my own sendmail might have all the smarts and capabilities it needs without either my ISP or the new service's smtp. If that works I guess I have got it made. I think I know how to check that out. Let me think about it a minute. 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.