Re: [cobalt-users] using my Raq4r server as SMTP mail server

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Andy Davidson" <andy.d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I would like to know how it is possible to use my Raq4r server to send
email
> > using Outlook and the server as our SMTP server for all of our mail and
a
> > some of our clients as well.
>
> Bad, bad, bad.
>
> Some people will recommend POP before SMTP, but it's very kludgy, and
> nasty.

IMO, POP before SMPTP isn't all that bad.

> What's bad about using your dial-up ISP's smtp relay ?

Agreed.  But more and more ISPs are doing nasty things like only delivering
mail with a From: header that matches the user's account.  Case in point -
verizon.net which is one of the biggest telcos in the US.  I have had their
DSL service for over 2 years and I wasn't happy when they recently made this
change, but it's a fact.

> Here's an idea, which is never really discussed.  A 486 will be ample spec
> to be a linux box in the corner of the office doing mail relay for you.

Awesome idea.  That is, if your ISP doesn't block port 25.  Some ISPs do.
Or if you do portforwarding to get around that.

--
Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/