Re: [cobalt-users] Smart Relay Host Name

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Can someone please provide me with a laymans explanation of the "Smart Relay
> Host Name" facility or confirm what I think it can do and will operate.

Having read your post three times (I know, I've got a million things on
my mind today <wry grin>, I thought I'd write and explaine exactly what
the smart relay does...

With smart relay enabled all email is sent to the server named in the
smart relay field instead of to the mail server in the recipient domain
MX records.

Your system will still obey all the relaying rules set up for it,
exactly as it does without smart relaying.  Which means if you use pop
before smtp now, you'll still be using it afterwards.

Of course the smart relay system has to be set up to relay for your
machine; usually by an IP# exception to the anti-relay rules.

Jeff
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