Re: [tpop3d-discuss] POP b4 SMTP

[Odhiambo Washington]

* Prune <address@hidden> [20020301 16:06]: wrote:
> Humm....
> 
> when you pop your mail, it open the SMTP for your IP.
> If someont take your IP, your smtp is an open relay....
> That's why you have to stop relaying mails quickly.


I have had this problem where I was clearing the relay_ip table after
every 10 minutes. It lead to my host being blacklisted (62.8.64.4).
I have so far cleared that although some hosts are still blocking
it (I guess stale info), but I suspect this realying caused it.
For now I have disabled relaying this way until I am sure about the
steps to take.

How often do you clear the table?

While in this situation, I though that maybe I should use SMTP auth proper.
I searched the archives and found the authenticator below (for Exim) but it
doesn't work for the Redmond products (Microsoft Outlook Express). I am yet
to test with Eudora and Netscape:


plain:
   driver = plaintext
   public_name = PLAIN
   server_condition = "${if eq{${md5:$3}}{${substr_5:${lookup mysql{select \
   password_hash from popbox where local_part='${local_part:$2}' and \
   domain_name='${domain:$2}'}{$value}}}}{1}{0}}"
   server_set_id = $2


Has anyone used this ASMTP style with Microsft products? Clues??


tia


-Wash

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