[BlueOnyx:06297] Re: set smtp to allow roaming users?

[Jim Dory]

On 1/13/2011 9:36 AM, Chuck Tetlow wrote:
> In the BX e-mail settings, check-mark the boxes to turn on "SMTP-Auth" 
> and "Submission Port".
>
> SMTP-Auth requires Thunderbird to authenticate before it will accept 
> e-mail for relaying.  By default, it uses the same username/password 
> as the POP connection, so no additional username/passwords have to be 
> added to Thunderbird.
>
> Submission Port in the BX sets it to listen on TCP Port 587.  This 
> gets around the common blockage of TCP Port 25.  And it is easily 
> configured in Thunderbird - just go into the "Account Settings", 
> "Outgoing Server Settings", and tell it to use port 587.
>
> Between those two settings - your users will be able to connect back 
> to their server from anywhere and relay outgoing e-mail.  We do it for 
> many business customers who either don't use us for their Internet 
> connectivity (which means their IPs are not in our BX's allowed 
> networks for relaying), or have customers that travel.  In either case 
> - this works beautifully, whether they are using Thunderbird or M$ 
> Outlook.
>
>
>
> Chuck
>

Thanks Chuck - sounds like I'm on the right track. I'll give that a test.

cheers, JD

-- 
Jim Dory
Engineering
City of Nome
PO Box 281
102 Division St.
Nome, AK 99762
907.443.6604

http://www.nomealaska.org

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