[ale] Internet connection question

[Geoffrey]

Stephan Uphoff wrote:

> I use sendmail to rewrite my from address.

That will work.

> The only problems that I encountered came from directly sending mail.
>  ( Mail from customer IP address blocks from dsl/cable/dial-up
> providers are often rejected as SPAM)
> 
> Using my ISPs smtp server as a mail relay solved the problem.
> 
> I also use  external email hosting - for ca 30$/per year for max 50
> user or 250 MByte (godaddy.com) I can avoid an open TCP port that I
> have to worry about ;-)

A solution I agree with.

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Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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