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server:mail [2018/03/04 00:33] – [SendMail] Sendmail thread supports TLS now. deuce | server:mail [2018/10/29 15:13] – [Tags] Details on the FidoNet netmail gating and cleaned up the tags section digital man | ||
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- | ==== Tags ==== | + | ==== Special Addresses |
+ | Some specially formatted destination addresses ('' | ||
- | Incoming email is scanned for To: headers | + | === FidoNet === |
+ | If the system supports [[network:FidoNet]]-style networking (has at least one address configured | ||
- | Tag is extracted, and if it is not found in '' | + | * ''//< |
- | sent to the user. If it DOES match a line in the smtptags file, the email | + | |
- | is rejected with a "no such user" error. | + | |
- | Using this this feature allows you (the sysop) to easily create " | + | Example: '' |
- | start recieving spam on one tag, just disable it. | + | |
- | ===== SendMail ===== | + | Note: the '' |
- | The SendMail Thread is responsible for delivering mail using the SMTP or ESMTP protocols, optionally authenticating using PLAIN, LOGIN, or CRAM-MD5 SMTP-AUTH methods if required by an SMTP relay server. | + | === Tags === |
- | The SendMail Thread currently can service one outgoing SMTP/ESMTP session at a time. | + | The Synchronet Mail Server recognizes the incoming special address format: '' |
- | ===== Post Office ===== | + | The //< |
+ | sent to the destination user. If the tag matches a line in the '' | ||
- | The mail server also services authenticated | + | This feature allows you (the sysop) to easily create and use "temporary" |
- | The POP3 server supports client authentication via the USER or APOP methods. | + | ==== Anti-SPAM ==== |
- | + | ||
- | The POP3 server can service multiple simultaneous incoming sessions. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | For IMAP support, see Deuce' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Anti-SPAM | + | |
The Synchronet SMTP Server contains several anti-SPAM measures: | The Synchronet SMTP Server contains several anti-SPAM measures: | ||
* DNS-based blacklist (DNSBL) look-up support with exemptions and multiple possible actions upon positive results | * DNS-based blacklist (DNSBL) look-up support with exemptions and multiple possible actions upon positive results | ||
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* Synchronet' | * Synchronet' | ||
- | ==== DNSBL ==== | + | === DNSBL === |
DNS-based Blacklists (DNSBL) are 3rd party databases of IP addresses whose hosts are suspected of being habitual spammers or have other security problems which make mail received from these systems highly suspicious. Different DNSBL services/ | DNS-based Blacklists (DNSBL) are 3rd party databases of IP addresses whose hosts are suspected of being habitual spammers or have other security problems which make mail received from these systems highly suspicious. Different DNSBL services/ | ||
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When a DNSBL service reports an IP address as " | When a DNSBL service reports an IP address as " | ||
- | === Exemptions | + | == Exemptions == |
MTA's whose IP address or hostname is listed in your '' | MTA's whose IP address or hostname is listed in your '' | ||
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{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== External Mail Processors | + | ==== External Mail Processors ==== |
FIXME | FIXME | ||
- | ===== ListServer | + | ===== SendMail |
- | FIXME | + | |
+ | The Synchronet Mail Server' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Both Direct Delivery and Relaying (e.g. through intermediary mail server) is supported. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The SendMail Thread currently can service one outgoing SMTP/ESMTP session at a time. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The SendMail Thread will attempt to deliver securely (encrypted via TLS) when possible, though it will fall back to plain text delivery when necessary. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Post Office ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The mail server also services authenticated "post office" | ||
+ | |||
+ | The POP3 server supports client authentication via the USER or APOP methods. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The POP3 server can service multiple simultaneous incoming sessions. | ||
+ | |||
+ | For IMAP support, see Deuce' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Anti-SPAM ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Synchronet POP3 server will filter-out SPAM-tagged mail automatically when a POP3 client logs in with ''//< | ||
+ | Append "# | ||
+ | SPAM-tagged messages will not be listed/ | ||
+ | example you use POP3 to download mail to your phone and have limited | ||
+ | storage or sorting options. The SPAM-tagged messages will remain in your | ||
+ | inbox on the BBS so you should use another POP3 or local mail client to | ||
+ | download and delete those messages (which could potentially include | ||
+ | false positives). | ||
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |