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Title: SMTP Authentication
Post by: Baronne Mouton on November 26, 2001, 07:38:30 PM

Hey e-smithers! Anyone know if it's possible yet to authenticate users to relay mail via the e-smith server from the internet? I have a couple 'o laptop users who I would like them to send mail from the server when out and about.... cheers.

Title: Re: SMTP Authentication
Post by: maaz on November 27, 2001, 04:55:03 AM

Hi baronne,

The Safe way would be creating profiles on your mail clients for your laptops.
1 - Road Profile: pop.yourdomain.zzz  & smtp.yourISP.com
2 - Office profile: pop.yourdomain.zzz  & smtp.yourdomain.zzz.

If your laptop are running windoz mail client like outlook you can use the two profiles with the on the same "pst" file.

It a safe way that we use in our company with laptops on the road.

ciao.
:-)
maaz

Title: Re: SMTP Authentication
Post by: Shad on November 27, 2001, 05:24:12 AM

Another way is to enable Secure SMTP (SSMTP) via the howto's.  When doing this the connection appears to come from the localhost (127.0.0.1) so e-smith allows you to send out e-mail.  This is secure as it requires that you authenticate using a valid user on the box and also encrypts the data.

The only drawback that I have found is some versions of mailclients complain about the certificate not being signed correctly.  I haven't found a way around this yet.  Other than that it allow me to send email from anywhere.

-Shad

Title: Re: SMTP Authentication
Post by: Luciano Terra on November 27, 2001, 07:54:04 PM

The easy way are use vpn....

Title: Re: SMTP Authentication
Post by: Baronne on November 29, 2001, 05:35:48 PM

thanks mate.... but I had a look around the HOWTO's for the SSMTP info but could not find.. could you send me a link cheers.

baronne /\@@/\