Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 4 Email Relaying

[Larry Smith <lesmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

INRE [cobalt-users] RAQ 4 Email Relaying:
>
> They came back with the answer YES.
>
> I have not successfully done this yet as I keep on getting the message
> "Relaying Denied". - unless I have the IP number that they are connected
> with or they have a static IP (which seems to be getting less and less)
> .
> The only time this works is when I have "PoP before SMTP" enabled at which
> point they have to collect their mail before sending. The only problem with
> this is if they miss the window for relaying (30mins) or they have created
> their messages off-line, they will still get the message as the email
> programs want to send before they collect. Which is fine as they only have
> to "send" again and the message will go. Most of my clients are not happy
> with this and have complained as they some have automated
> sending/collection systems in place.
>
> I am aware that the other alternative is for the clients to collect through
> me and send through the ISP that they connect too but I wanted to keep
> everything "under one hat"
>
> Any comments would be greatly appreciated and please accept my apologies if
> this has been raised before - I just need clarification.

Ray,

  Understand your "problem" - as probably each of us has faced it one way or 
another.  Your provider answered you "correctly" in that it is possible - 
albeit with the Pop-b4-relay option set - which of course as you mention ends 
up giving an error on the "first" connect.

  One possible solution - albeit around the boat so to speak - is to have 
your clients use something like "qpopper" (tickermail, popcheck, poptray, 
etc) which is a small application that sits on the desktop and simply "tells" 
one if you have mail or not. (EG: there are 0 messages waiting; or there are 
2 messages waiiting).  End result is that since these programs "check" mail 
by connecting and getting a list of messages on the server - they have 
"satisified" the pop-b4-relay criteria and eleminated the "error" message 
(relay denied check mail first) that you see right now.

Larry Smith
SysAd ECSIS.NET
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