[olug] Mail Relaying w/Filtering

[Eric Penne]

Has anybody used the chck_rcpt function in sendmail?  I think this will
do what I want as far as incoming mail is concerned.

Eric

--- Eric Penne <epenne at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have more info on what I need to do with the email server.  Using
> an
> authorization is not allowed (this time) because of changes that
> would
> need to take place in the base station code and then distributing
> these
> changes.
> 
> This is pretty much a yes or no question also wanting a few keywords
> that I would need to look for on Google.
> 
> I want to configure a mail server that will allow incoming mail to be
> distributed to the local users.  One of the local users automatically
> runs scripts to parse the information on the incoming emails and
> format
> it.  This user then automatically emails it back out to the outside
> world.  Is it possible to allow mail connections to "local users
> only"
> from the "anybody" in the outside world?  Is it also possible to
> allow
> "local users" to then email anybody in the outside world?  Is there
> any
> mail servers that would do this better than others? What keywords
> should I look for in the configuration files?
> 
> I don't need a detailed explanation, unless your feeling generous.
> 
> Thanks
> Eric
> 
> PS I'm checking out the sendmail FAQ right now but figured I lob this
> question out to the list at the same time.  I'm not completely lazy.
> :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
> > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> > 
> > > We have base stations out in the field that collect data from our
> > > system.  These base stations (linux based 386) have ethernet,
> > serial,
> > > and modem connections.  The serial reads data from another
> module. 
> > The
> > > ethernet and modem are used for communications with us.  The
> modem
> > can
> > > dial into our service provider and email the data it has.  The
> > service
> > > provider won't let us do the same thing through ethernet because
> it
> > > does not orginate from inside thier system (ie not from their
> modem
> > > pool).  We wnat to set up a mail relay system that we can use for
> > all
> > > email communication (modem and ethernet).  Of course we don't
> want
> > it
> > > to be open to the rest of the world.  Here is my question:  Can
> we
> > set
> > > up a relay that can filter the mail so that it must conform to a
> > > specific format or have a specific identifier in it?
> > 
> > Two words: SMTP AUTH
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Phil Brutsche
> > phil at brutsche.us
> > 
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