Also Sprach martin f krafft >I don't see why people don't relay via their ISPs. Is there one good >reason? >Maximum size? FTP! Not always practical...but then, sending large files via e-mail is a crapshoot at best anyway. >Aestethics? Colocate! Not sure what you mean by aestethics. >Privacy issues? Switch ISP! >Delays? Switch ISP! >Crappy Content Filters? Switch ISP! Switching ISPs isn't always, and frequently isn't, feasible. Add to that, the possibility of mobile computing, and it can get to be a bit of a challenge. I, for example, take my laptop from work to home and back every day. It took a bit of doing to get a mail setup that worked reliably when my laptop is plugged in at both places. And the only reason that I *was* able to do that (short of co-locating my own box and running my own mail services) is that my ISP has signficant clue level (but I'm biased, I used to work there :) and supported smtp relaying with SMTP AUTH. So, I set up my email to always relay through my ISP and AUTH if necessary...otherwise, I'm not sure I could have set up a clean solution to always relay my mail. -- Jeff McAdams "He who laughs last, thinks slowest." -- anonymous
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