Re: TLS and SMTP auth problem

[Andreas Krummrich <brutus@iunius.org>]

Hi Roberto,
Roberto C. Sánchez schrieb:
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 11:59:18PM +0200, Andreas Krummrich wrote:
>   
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm running the following mailserver setup:
> > I'm running a Debian woody server at home with postfix, which relays all 
> > mail over to my external Debian sarge root server, running qmail. Now I 
> > want to use smtp auth and tls.
> > This is how my qmail server answers to telnet localhost 25
> >
> >     
> If they are both on the same network and you have control over both
> machines, just have the relay machine trust the other machine.  In
> postfix this can be done with the mynetworks option.  I am not sure what
> the qmail equivalent is.
>   
No, the machines are not in the same network. The postfix machine is 
localed at home in my private net with a dynamic ip, connecting to the 
internet and the qmail server is a root server with an official ip.
I thin TLS would be the better solution in this scenario.
> The only time this might not be a good idea is if you run some sort of
> open WAP or have random people connecting to your network.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>   
Kind Regard,
       Andreas