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add reference to starttls directions for rh8
author carl
date Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:26:52 -0700
parents 443aa0e8c6fa
children 2ae8d953f1d0
files xml/dnsbl.in
diffstat 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/xml/dnsbl.in	Mon Apr 26 09:28:30 2004 -0700
+++ b/xml/dnsbl.in	Tue Apr 27 20:26:52 2004 -0700
@@ -135,7 +135,16 @@
 
 <p>With this DNSBL milter, the sendmail access database cannot override
 the dnsbl checks, so that machine won't be able to send mail to or thru
-your smarthost mail server.
+your smarthost mail server (unless the virus/proxy can use smtp-auth).
+
+<p>Using the standard sendmail features, you would add access entries to
+allow hosts on your local network to relay thru your mail server.  Those
+OK entries in the sendmail access database will override all the dnsbl
+checks.  With this DNSBL milter, you will need to have the local users
+authenticate with smtp-auth to get the same effect.  You might find <a
+href="http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/IRIA/knowledge_base/linuxinfo/sendmail-ssh-how-to.htm">
+these directions</a> helpful for setting up smtp-auth if you are on RH
+Linux.
 
 <hr> <center>Installation and configuration</center> <p>Usage:  Note
 that this has ONLY been tested on Linux, specifically RedHat Linux.  In