On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Arun Khan <knura9@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 8:54 AM, kannan krishnamurthy
<kannan_6074@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:In your setup, it is best to use your Email
Service Provider's SMTP
server as the "outgoing" host. Otherwise, you will be constantlylocal smtp but declare a smarthost to forward all your mail to your ISP's
fighting RBL list providers to unblock your IP. Furthermore, assuming
that your IP is not blocked, some sites like AOL (IIRC) will not
accept emails unless the MX record and PTR record (for the MX host)
match.
You have not mentioned which program you are using for your MTA
(sendmail, qmail, postfix, exim to name a few). Each of them can be
configured to send outgoing message via "smart smtp host" which would
be your providers SMTP host. Make sure your provider will allow
relay before attempting the changes in your settings o/w you will
going around in a circle.
I believe Zimbra runs postfix for the server. You can use your server for