Topic: my isp require me to use pop3 before smtp

[hd_mueller]

My mail service provider - .web.de - requests me to use pop3 before smtp. When I send mail via the e-smith5.5 to the outside world I get the error message from my mail service provider "POP3 must be used prior to sending mail.  Error: 'unknown user' " . I experience the same problem when I hit in OE ( not going via the the e-smith ) send/receive - send all. Probably I need to modify the sendmail ( qmail ?) program to first contact the pop3.web.de and then immediately after that the smtp.web.de -- How to do ?

[hd_mueller]

The solution that the clients go direct to smtp.myisp.com is not workable in my case. Just studied the qmail pages. Has somebody experience with "http://em.ca/~bruceg/relay-ctrl/current/relay-ctrl-2.5.tar.gz" for installation on the sme55 ? this program calls the isp's pop before smtp. Or somebody has tested another solution successful ?

[NickR]

Don't use your ISP's smart-host?  This may or may not work, depending on the ISP - some won't let you direct deliver mail, but it's worth a try.

[Charlie Brady]

hd_mueller wrote:

>  Just studied the qmail pages. Has
> somebody experience with
> "http://em.ca/~bruceg/relay-ctrl/current/relay-ctrl-2.5.tar.gz" for
> installation on the sme55 ? this program calls the isp's pop before
> smtp.

No it doesn't. It handles incoming SMTP connections, and allows them to relay if they are preceded by a POP3 authentication. IOW, it does the same thing that web.de do at their end. You never know, that might even be what they use

Charlie