[BlueOnyx:17428] Re: Relay email problem

[Tobias Gablunsky]

Hi Chris,

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> bounces at mail.blueonyx.it] On Behalf Of Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:02 PM
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> Subject: [BlueOnyx:17424] Re: Relay email problem
> 
> Hi Tobias,
> 
> On 4/14/2015 9:40 AM, Tobias Gablunsky wrote:
> >> If it's simply a matter of using an email client that resides on a
> >> dynamic IP to relay through your server which is properly on a static
> IP
> >> address, then it may simply be a matter of enabling SMTP authentication
> >> on your email client.
> >
> > The client uses a software which is not able to authenticate via
> user/pw. But this should be no big deal - at least regarding to the gui:
> there you are allowed to enter hostnames. In my case I entered the
> hostname of my client which is a "dyndns" one.
> >
> > And there the problems begin I described before: address is resolved
> correctly (at least when I do it manually on the machine) but relaying is
> denied :-/
> 
> Ah, yes.   Unfortunately I think this is a matter of the configuration
> of the allow relay from.   My thought is you will need to use the IP
> address instead of a hostname.
> 
> The reason for this is because the relay box is putting in the hostname,
> and that's fine, but it's not going to do a lookup for the A record.   I
> realize that is somewhat confusing per the GUI.  We may want to get some
> clarification from Michael Stauber on this functionality.   It's
> possible that it does not work exactly as one may expect.
> 
> Again, when dealing with dynamic DNS, that can tend to be a tricky
> proposition when it comes to email.
> 
> Therefore, I recommend you try placing the IP address in the allow relay
> field and see if that fixes the trouble.   If it does, then that will at
> least tell you if it is a server problem, or an issue surrounding the
> DNS of the dynamic IP.
> 

yes, it's working when I add the ip address.

So this means just the description in the GUI is wrong? This is a pity because then I am at my primary problem again.

But Michael: please clarify the description that it is clear that a hostname is only allowed if it is a static one.

Thank you!

Tobias



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