[ale] [OT] Sendmail (?) woes

[James P. Kinney III]

On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 14:43, Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Mike Millson wrote:
> 
> > I added the following at the end of my sendmail config file, based on a tip
> > I saw from James Kinney:
> >
> > # Smart host
> > DSmail.atl.bellsouth.net
> 
> 
> This is the same thing as setting your ISP's SMTP server to be your
> default in a typical email client. All your mail will travel through that
> server as well as your local MX. Personally, I prefer to send directly
> from my local machine to avoid slowdowns caused by high traffic on the ISP
> side.
> 
Which is the preferred method. But try getting an ISP to "correctly"
configure reverse DNS even with a static IP and Domain hosting in less
than 20 minutes on hold. So the SMTP Smart Host at least gets the mail
through.


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