Re: [cobalt-users] HELP NEEDED WILL PAY: is this a relaying denied issue???

[Rik Thomas <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Short Answer: install pop-before-smtp.

Long Answer:  You are still relaying from an unauthorized IP through those
dialup connections.  For that to work you would have to add the ip blocks
of their dialup provider(s), through the RAQs mail configuration
Interface.  Normally, on a regular sendmail install you would set the up
in the /etc/ip_allow




On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Jeff Lasman wrote:

> Still having trouble understanding this <frown>...
> 
> I'm going to call Cobalt Tech Support, but what I really need is a good
> knowledgeable answer today, for a client.  I'm even willing to pay for
> it.
> 
> Here's the scenario:
> 
> I've got a Cobalt RaQ2.  It's set up to relay mail for the Host/Domain
> <socalix.com>.  I've got a site set up for <www.socalix.com>.  I use my
> RaQ2 to accept mail for my dialup ISP clients, and to send mail for them
> to others.  It works fine; my clients are able to send mail without a
> problem.
> 
> However, I've got a client with a Cobalt RaQ3.  It's set up to relay
> mail for his domain name.
> 
> Here's how I test it:  I set up a user for me at his domain; I'm
> jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I dial in through my regular dialup account, with my return address set
> to jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and try to send email to jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> The mail ends up in the jblists mailbox set up on his system, the one
> that's for jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I dial in through my regular dialup account, and try to send email to
> foobar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> It doesn't get returned with a "no user" error, nor does it even get
> relayed to nobaloney.net to try it.  It just gets returned marked "550
> no relaying".
> 
> Surely this behavior is different than the behavior on my RaQ2.
> 
> What does my customer have to do?  Is he required to implement POP
> before SMTP, as I think, or is there something else at fault here;
> shouldn't he be able to set up the system to relay for anyone with a
> from address from his domain?
> 
> (We're not talking about desirability of behavior here, we're talking
> about how it works.)
> 
> I've STFM manuals till I'm blue in the face. The normally great
> "sendmail" book is quite obtuse, it doesn't even mention the
> FEATURE(relay_local_from) that the Sendmail site talks about.
> 
> The sendmail site doesn't explain how to implement it.
> 
> And the place I rent my RaQ2 from tells me they've not made any changes
> to allow my clients to use my RaQ to send mail for my clients (other
> than with router rules, which are NOT at issue here).
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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