Subj : Illegal Relay
To   : Sentinel
From : Frank Reid
Date : Tue Oct 11 2005 05:28 pm

  Re: Illegal Relay
  By: Sentinel to Frank Reid on Tue Oct 11 2005 13:36:00

 > Thanks for the feedback.  I'm actually trying to use direct delivery with th
 > sbbs mail server.  I have inputed the DNS of my internet connection to the m
 > server configuration and have put my ip address into a file called relay.can
 > 
 > direct delivery doesn't require a remote mail server to relay through, which
 > why I prefer that option.  im getting illegal relay using the direct deliver
 > method.

If you're on a residential service (cable, DSL, etc.), many of the receiving
ISPs block your direct delivery to the mail relays.  We'd really need to see
the exact error from the log to determine if that's what's happening.  It's
always safest to relay through your ISP using the method I described, if it's
provided by the ISP.  Otherwise, on non-commercial or dynamic IP address space,
you're almost sure to encounter some large ISPs that won't accept traffic
directly from you, e.g. Earthlink, AOL, etc.

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