James Wilkinson wrote: > > And no, relaying for computers on the local network by default is not > acceptable, since Red Hat and Fedora cannot tell that a particular > computer should relay for other computers on the local network, or that > other computers on the local network are even part of the same > organisation. (Think hosting companies -- a lot of them offer Red Hat > and/or Fedora). > > James. > Add to that the fact that with a firewall/router doing NAT, an outside connection that is forwarded to the mail server looks like it came from the gateway address on the local network, so it isn't hard to end up with an open relay by allowing the local network to relay mail. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
