Configuring SMTP Relay for Authenticated Users

[jcrowder]

All,

I'm trying to configure SMTP Relay for Authenticated Users so I wouldn't have to put in the IP addresses of every remote user using POP3.

There's gotta be an easy way of doing this I just haven't found it yet.

Thanks,

Josh

[dkelly]

There's nothing you need to do for authenticated users. There is an implicit rule in the SMTP Relay to allow this.

Cheers

Dave

[jcrowder]

Where in the smtpd.cfg file is this line?

Over POP3 this doesn't work. I can't send mail. I had to put in a RELAY accept xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP of my POP3 client - not on same network as Scalix server).

Any help would be greatly helpfull...

Cheers,

Josh

[dkelly]

Where in the smtpd.cfg file is this line?

Over POP3 this doesn't work. I can't send mail. I had to put in a RELAY accept xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP of my POP3 client - not on same network as Scalix server).

Implicit means that it's not specifically defined. It's built-in.

Have you configured your POP client to authenticate against the server ? If you have, are you using Outlook and do you have a Cisco PIX in front of the server ? There are known interaction issues between Outlook in internet mode and a Cisco PIX if you've used "fixup smtp".

Cheers

Dave

[jcrowder]

No PIX - just a Linksys RV042.

I have port 25 open and I can Telnet over port 25 to the server just fine.

I have tried Thunderbird, Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express.

I keep hearing people say "authenticating against the server" but I've never seen a document saying on how to correctly configure a client to access the server over POP3 and SMTP.

Like I said - it works fine AFTER I add the RELAY accept xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP of remote POP3 client) to the smtpd.cfg file.

[dkelly]

Configuring authentication is handled in the client, it's not a function of the server.

For Thunderbird, you set up the Outgoing SMTP server. For something like Outlook Express, it should be part of the the Sending options.

Cheers

Dave

[jcrowder]

I have tried that on Thunderbird. Also, in Outlook Express - I don't see any sending options available...

Cheers,

Josh

[dkelly]

I have tried that on Thunderbird. Also, in Outlook Express - I don't see any sending options available...

Cheers,

Josh

In Outlook Express, when you select the Account and click Properties, select the Servers tab. The authentication section is at the bottom.

Cheers

Dave

[jcrowder]

Brilliant!

How come I've never read this any where else?

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This solves alot of problems!!!

Cheers,

Josh