SMTP Auth

[John Rudd]

On May 3, 2006, at 12:59, Ryan Pitt wrote:

>
> Alex Neuman wrote:
>> Sorry to sound like a clueless noob (or a one-trick-pony, but you 
>> have to admit MailScanner is one hell of a trick!), but all I read 
>> is:
>>
>> 0) mimedefang blah blah
>> 1) mimedefang yadda yadda
>> 2) mimedefang adds fluffity-fluff bleebloop
>> 3) if they are authenticated, mimedefang bah weep gra-nah weep ninni 
>> bong.
>>
>> Perhaps I should look into mimedefang so I can add it to my bag of 
>> tricks (or at least, so I can follow a simple thread!) :)
>
> Alex,
>
> Thanks for the chuckle!  I too have no idea what mimedefang is, but, 
> like you, all I know is that MailScanner ROCKS!
>

It's a sendmail milter.  Lets you do some good stuff during the SMTP 
transaction.  Can be used along side mailscanner, or even replace some 
of mailscanner's capabilities (each has its own trade-offs).