Host name for sendmail.

[Constantine]

Olaf Hoyer wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, Constantine wrote:
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>>Olaf Hoyer wrote:
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>>>I also use a 4.8 box as DSL Router via PPPoE, and there is a sendmail on
>>>it. Ok, I'd have to check whether he can relay directly, and what IP in
>>>the HELO appears, but the box itself can identify its IP without probs.
>>>I'm also using the tunnel interface to connect...
>>>
>>>But I'd recommend using a smarthost. Is better and cleaner.
>>>
>>>Olaf
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>>I have a cable modem with nat, so the FreeBSD box itself does not has
>>any routable ip-address (the ip, that is connects the box to the
>>internet is 192.168.1.2). What can I do in this case?
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>>And actually, I started up my own SMTP-server, because the one that was
>>provided by my ISP was in some spam-blocking programmes, so I was unable
>>to send some messages through it. So, as I understood, smarthost will
>>not work for me.
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>Uups.
>
>Well, ok, you get a private IP.
>Ok, AOL users get this too, for surfing only its ok, but for anything
>else its debateable.
>
>The question is, why was the mailserver of your ISP rejected?
>Was it on any blacklists, and why?
>
>When the Mailserver of an ISP is for a longer period, or repeatedly, on
>some rbl lists, this is a sign of very poor service.
>In that case, I'd change my provider...
>
>Ok, you should in those cases register with a freemail-service, or any
>other independent mail-provider, which gives you the possibility to:
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>a) Identify yourself with SMTP-Auth with his server
>b) and send mails with any from: address
>
>
>In the FreeBSD-handbook there is a chapter for using sendmail with
>SMTP-Auth as a client, shall work then.
>
>Olaf
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Okay, that seems to be too complicated to do, and my idea is not to use 
any third-party smtp-servers...

The provider is Earthlink DSL, and the problem I was having, is that 
some mail-servers in Russia do not want to accept any mail from one of 
the Earthlinks' smtp-servers (207.217.120.122).

The IP-address of my modem (the address of the FreeBSD box visible to 
the internet) stays constant usually within a week or so, so I believe 
there should be some more neat solutions for the problem...

Cheers,
Constantine.