[Gllug] Mail forwarding

[Simon Perry]

Tethys wrote:

>Simon Perry writes:
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>>I am setting up an email to fax gateway that will reside in a small 
>>network that already has an externally managed firewall/mail server. My 
>>original plan was to get any mail addressed to the fax 
>>(addressee at 020########.fax) relayed from the managed box to the fax 
>>gateway, however the company that manages that box has flatly refused.
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>I'm not surprised. You may have more like if you use something like
>addressee at 020######.fax.your.domain.
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That would have been fine too... if the option had been given.

>>I want to keep things as simple as possible for the users and not force 
>>them to swap sending account in their mail program each time they want 
>>to send a fax. I have very little experience with the actual mechanics 
>>of email delivery. So what I am looking for are suggestions for the 
>>simplest way to allow the users to have one sending setting but for the 
>>mail to be routed as required.
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>I'm guessing that your ISP gives you access to your email via POP3 and/or
>IMAP. If so, you're not likely to get very far, and may need to get a new
>ISP (or rather, a new "company that manages the box").
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Oh well looks like I have hit a wall here. The "company that manages the 
box" used to be very supportive and flexible but they seem to have 
outgrown that of late. My understanding is that they run a copy of 
sendmail or equivalent on the open BSD based box they supply us that 
handles our domain email. But I bet if I ask them to forward external 
mail from the fax gateway they will balk again. We are having other 
issues with the web space they provide as part of the package so the 
time is rapidly approaching when we will have to reappraise our options.

Thanks

Simon
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