Topic: SMTP Authentication

[vs1784]

Hi all

I have just checked SME 6.5RC1

It supports smtp authentication for the external interfaces.

Is there any way to do smtp authentication for internal interfaces.

As some of the PC's in my network are virus infected, they sends so many spam mails and because of that my bandwidth gets chocked.

Please help

Regards
Vishal

[raem]

vs1784

> As some of the PC's in my network are virus infected.

Surely the answer is to disinfect your workstations and keep them that way.

You have AVG for free to scan your workstations, you have clamav (from Jesper Knudsen) which can scan incoming and outgoing messges for viruses and you have executable content rejection for emails.
Combined they should keep your workstatiosn clean.

To deal with incoming spam you have RBL lists and spamassassin (Spam filter from jesper Knudsen).

I think you should fix the problem rather than look for a workaround !

see also
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/Mail%20system%20tweaks%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm

[vs1784]

Thanks for the reply

But is there any way to do smtp authentication for local users, so i can give email access to only specific users.

Regards
Vishal

[vs1784]

Thanks for the reply

But is there any way to do smtp authentication for local users, so i can give email access to only specific users.

Regards
Vishal

[raem]

vs1784

> ...is there any way to do smtp authentication for local users

I don't know about that.
You can set up secure email using the secure email contrib, which requires your email clients to be set up differently. Is that sufficient for your situation ?
see pagefault.org which appears to be done just now.


> can I give email access to only specific users

You can do that very easily by installing the dungog-mailblocking contrib. Create appropriate mail rules in the server manager panel.
You can configure users for local email only by menu selection in the domain email part of the panel, or by creating rules to stop all external and internal email for a user in the mail rule spart of the panel.

Ask again when you get to that stage if you can't work it out, there have already been examples of suitable rules posted in these forums.