Re: [magicmail-users] install

[Michael Peddemors <michael@linuxmagic.com>]

SMTP AUTH is not the primary purpose for magic-smtpd, however support for SMTP 
Authentication has always been a goal, and is supported in the commercial 
version.  (I have to look again at the status of this in the opensource 
version)  But first off, your other issue, you will have to create the 
/etc/magic-mail/control directory, in order to take full advantage of the 
program.  Docs were definitely a weak point in versions up to now, and is 
being worked on as we speak.  Read the INSTALL document for some of the 
control file syou should use.  Control files affects the authorization, the 
valid user checking program and other user defined options whihc bring out 
teh advantages to magic-smtpd.

In the mean time, from the qmail page, you can reach links for smtp after pop, 
which controls relaying at the TCPSERVER level, and that may help you.

If you need smtp authorization expressly, you need to have an authentication 
mechanism, which has to be defined.


On July 24, 2003 06:49 am, Takis Diakoumis wrote:
> hi
>
> i installed magic-smtpd as directed in the file INSTALL.
>
> i restarted qmail as directed also. smtp auth is still not working, and in
> fact i can't really tell if magic-smtpd is doing anything.
>
> i am a linux newbie so i very well may have missed some crucial step - yet
> i followed them to the letter as in the directions. finding any additonal
> docs on this has also been difficult.
>
> the INSTALL file also states that magic is installed in /etc/magic-mail -
> its not there... the installation did appear to go ok however.
>
> i'm basically after a facility that will allow smtp auth with qmail so
> users can send using my server.
>
> any suggestions or checks i should perform would be most appreciated.
>
> thanks.
>
> Takis

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