RE: [cobalt-users] Open Relaying

["Dan Kriwitsky" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > It will still pass through your ISP's IP for anyone viewing the
> headers. I
> > don't know what would make having the mail pass through your
> server as an
> > extra hop so enticing.
>
> Okay y'all, this is getting a bit arcane so you don't *have* to read it...
>
> It's not an extra hop, as I see it.  It's simply whether the mail is
> relayed via your own server or someone else's.  If through your own,
> it's *less* obvious that you've done this from a dial-up.

I'm not sure how much less, since the from and reply-to headers are the
same. As far as the extra hop, it certainly is.
You @ your connection --> Your Cobalt server --> Recipient's POP
or

You @ your connection --> Recipient's POP

>
> There are more concrete advantages as a business - the fact that
> it's gone in your own logs for instance; that you can apply sendmail
> rules as you wish; etc..
>

If you're doing that, although I suppose for most people, as far as logs go,
their sent items, or however they have their mail client configured to do
something with sent messages would suffice. Probably 99% aren't doing
anything except relaying and not using any sendmail rules on their server.
Personally, I have Outlook 2000 keep a copy of my reply in the client's
folder.
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Dan Kriwitsky