[ale] If you're on Bellsouth DSL, I recommend changing providers.

[Christopher Fowler]

To really do it right is to abide by the rules and go with a provider
that allows servers. Instead of cheating.

On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 09:22, 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.