Re: Re[2]: [cobalt-users] Sendmail 8.10.0

[jk@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Jens Kristian Søgaard)]

"Tony" <isplists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> The OPEN SOURCE Sendmail 8.10 includes 'SMTP authentication' which is NOT
> the same thing as two-way server transit encryption. The only encryption
> technolgy mentioned as included in the $99 product and the Opensource
> version is the
> secure, encrypted connection to and from the Admin Console.

> SMTP authentication is the POP-before-SMTP deal. Users can relay safely by
> authenticating just like they do with POP.

You're wrong.

SMTP AUTH is _not_ POP-before-SMTP.

SMTP AUTH is an extension to the SMTP protocol that lets users
authenticate before sending mails. This allows users to gain extra
privileges, fx the ability to do relaying.


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