Fw: [cobalt-users] HELP NEEDED WILL PAY: is this a relaying deniedissue???

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Rik Thomas <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] HELP NEEDED WILL PAY: is this a relaying
deniedissue???


>
> 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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