Subject: Re: SMTP Forwarding
From: Jamie Hushower (hushower@ak.net)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 07:30:37 AKDT
I'm forwarding this to the list to clarify my situation. Thanks for the responses.
I am not searching for a work-around method - of which I know there are many. I would like to implement it as I have specified (using ssh, ipchains). I made the mistake of giving a specific situation that would not necessarily match all of the intended final implementation specifics. The main reason I need to use the forwarding is that in one implementation, the SMTP server is locked down to accept mail from designated IP's. I need to be able to forward through one of the linux boxes that are "legal". Yes, I could use an MTA on the remote box. If I can't get a forwarding method to work, that is likely the route I'll go. Thanks.
(Sorry about the clipped lines. ACS Webmail is doing it.)
-Jamie
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Jamie Hushower
Computer Consultant
Rent-A-Geek
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Firman <andy@firman.us>
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:01 pm
Subject: Re: SMTP Forwarding
> I was going to send this to the list but I didn't really offer
> anything valuable in relation to the subject.
>
> I was typing along in line (please wrap your lines by the way)
> and then I read your comment about ssh and thought that
> I don't have a solution for you.
>
> Didn't feel like wasting my typing so thought I would just send to you
> instead of the whole aklug list.
>
> For what it's worth....read comments below...
>
> Andy
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 02:56:02PM -0800, Jamie Hushower wrote:
> >
> > I have cablemodem ISP service with GCI at a remote location and
> ACS DSL service locally.
> >GCI will not allow me to send email through their SMTP server
> from the ACS network.
>
> That is normal and accepted practice. It helps prevent spamming.
> You probably already knew that.
>
> >I have been trying to find a way to forward
> >local SMTP traffic through the remote computer (which has a
> static IP) and on to GCI's SMTP server to no avail.
>
> Why do you want to do this? Why can't you just use the ACS smtp
> server?
> IF the remote computer, or even the local computer for that
> matter, is a Linux box,
> why can't you use the MTA in that respective (Linux) computer?
> I have Linux boxes on both ACS and GCI static IP's and am allowed
> to run MTA's with no problems.
>
> >I have tried using
> >ipchains MASQ'ing as well as ssh tunneling, but can't get the
> forwarding to work. The latest issue of Linux Journal covers ssh
> >tunneling SMTP if the mail server accepts your ssh connection,
> but I don't have that priviledge. Any ideas? Note: I know I can
> ssh
> >to the remote computer and send mail from there, but I prefer to
> keep a log of my messages on my local computer. Thanks.
>
> Ahh. I see. Well you can always bcc or cc yourself right?
> Probably not what you are looking for.
>
> How much mail are we talking about?
>
> Post more details and I am sure you will get more help.
>
> Andy
>
> ps. I think that I have been in the same boat as you many times as
> I have been on site
> with clients with MTA DSL, ACS DSL, GCI Cable, various dial-ups,
> and I have settled on
> ALWAYS just ssh'ing into my server from anywhere and using Mutt.
> So simple and elegant and painless.
>
>
>
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