[olug] Mail Relaying w/Filtering

[Eric Penne]

I have more info on what I need to do with the email server.  Using an
authorization is not allowed (this time) because of changes that would
need to take place in the base station code and then distributing these
changes.

This is pretty much a yes or no question also wanting a few keywords
that I would need to look for on Google.

I want to configure a mail server that will allow incoming mail to be
distributed to the local users.  One of the local users automatically
runs scripts to parse the information on the incoming emails and format
it.  This user then automatically emails it back out to the outside
world.  Is it possible to allow mail connections to "local users only"
from the "anybody" in the outside world?  Is it also possible to allow
"local users" to then email anybody in the outside world?  Is there any
mail servers that would do this better than others? What keywords
should I look for in the configuration files?

I don't need a detailed explanation, unless your feeling generous.

Thanks
Eric

PS I'm checking out the sendmail FAQ right now but figured I lob this
question out to the list at the same time.  I'm not completely lazy. :)




--- Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> 
> > We have base stations out in the field that collect data from our
> > system.  These base stations (linux based 386) have ethernet,
> serial,
> > and modem connections.  The serial reads data from another module. 
> The
> > ethernet and modem are used for communications with us.  The modem
> can
> > dial into our service provider and email the data it has.  The
> service
> > provider won't let us do the same thing through ethernet because it
> > does not orginate from inside thier system (ie not from their modem
> > pool).  We wnat to set up a mail relay system that we can use for
> all
> > email communication (modem and ethernet).  Of course we don't want
> it
> > to be open to the rest of the world.  Here is my question:  Can we
> set
> > up a relay that can filter the mail so that it must conform to a
> > specific format or have a specific identifier in it?
> 
> Two words: SMTP AUTH
> 
> -- 
> 
> Phil Brutsche
> phil at brutsche.us
> 
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