From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Fri Dec 14 2007 - 13:42:16 CST

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Paul Rogers:
> --- Wietse Venema <wietseporcupine.org> wrote:
> > Because you configured it that way. Postfix does not know that you
> > want to use the ISP's mailhost if you don't tell it to.
>
> I thought giving it:
> relay_host = smtp.xprt.net
> did that.

relay_host is a non-existent parameter. "postconf -n" output would
have told you so (this command is in the mailing welcome message
guidelines for reporting a problem, but unfortunately some people
ignore them).

        Wietse

> > To send all mail to the ISP's mailhost, point your Thunderbird client
> > at the ISP and be done with it.
>
> This is on a different system and "never the twain shall meet".
> I can't get Thunderbird to run on that RHL-6.1 system. ;-)
>
> >
> > However, if you must use an MTA such as Postfix:
> >
> > main.cf:
> > relayhost = [mail.isp.com]
> >
> > where mail.isp.com is the client that Thunderbird would connect to.
> >
> > The [] are required.
>
> Ah! OK, I'll try that. Somehow that escaped my notice. Maybe I saw
> it, but had so many other config questions I didn't focus on it.
>
> > If the mailhost won't accept mail for other destinations without
> > you logging in first, then come back here to set up SASL
> > authentication.
>
> I think it probably will. Its ppp doesn't use pap/chap!
>
>
>
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