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List:       exim-users
Subject:    Re: [Exim] Sending mail from anywhere
From:       Philip Hazel <ph10 () cus ! cam ! ac ! uk>
Date:       2000-10-28 20:19:05
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2000, Christian von Appen wrote:

> The big question is: How can I send mail from home, using user/password
> authentication?

Read about SMTP authentication in the Exim manual. Both the server and 
the client have to be set up right for this.

> I'm rather new to this, so I apologize if a) this is trivial, or b) this
> is not possible. Reading the documentation since last week, I feel more
> confused every day :-)

Be aware of the problems of sending passwords over untrusted networks. 
Do not use the same password that lets you login, especially if you have 
to use encryption (e.g. ssh) to login. Or, at least, wait for the next 
release of Exim, which supports encrypted SMTP connections - this
introduces a whole new set of ideas (what are certificates?) and 
configuration requirements.

-- 
Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.

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