[Kroupware] smtp authentication problem

[Wim Bakker]

On Friday 21 February 2003 00:00, Wim Bakker wrote:
> On Thursday 20 February 2003 22:27, konold@erfrakon.de wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Wim Bakker wrote:
> >
> > Him
> >
> > > The server doesn't require authentication for sending,
> > > disable that setting in kmail. Thanx
> >
> > In general kolab knows smtp and smtps. The idea of smtps is securing the
> > transport and authentification on one hand and on the other hand allow
> > for relaying without creating an open relay for spammers.
>
> I made a full install of kolab at home , where I have a
> adsl connection. When sending mail using smtp server
> of my provider I have to authenticate , but when I use
> my kolab server , I don't , allthough my default mail account
> is the email account with my provider, the kolab server
> relays the mail to the smtp server of my provider. Works excellent
> as a test install, but how is this secure?
>
I see , I make a mistake, my smtp server isn't relaying to the 
smtp server of my provider, it's its own smtp server , capable
of delivering mail itself.