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Matthew Brown
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James P. Kinney III wrote:

>I guess it just doesn't sink in that the block port 25 is a good thing.
>Everyone who is affected by this is on a home user DSL account which has
>fine print that prohibits running _any_ servers at all.
>
>This is a good thing. 
>
>Most (99+%) of computer users are not competent enough to set up the
>basic machine properly, much less properly administer a server in an
>ever more hostile environment.
>
>Besides, all that one must do is setup the correct "SmartHost" flag in
>sendmail and email should flow properly from the local server to the
>bellsouth mail server where it is allowed to pass outside Bellsouth IP
>space.
>
>To _really_ do it right, networking needs to be established prior to
>sendmail startup. Now the IP address can be mapped against the Bellsouth
>provided client name. That name gets script entered into sendmail.cf as
>the mail server name and get entered into the hosts file for local use.
>Now when BS smtp servers receive email to route, it is coming from a BS
>IP address that is properly identified as a BS namespace machine in the
>server headers.
>
>It is also possible to use pop3 account access authentication before
>sending mail with sendmail as well. This will further authenticate the
>machine has being allowed to send mail.
>
>But I _do_ recommend switching to Speakeasy or Speedfactory anyway if
>the desire is to run one's own server farm.
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