How To Setup to "Relay"?

Rick Dyson

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Feb 26, 2007, 1:07:57 PM2/26/07

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Greetings!

I suspect this has a simple answer, but I have never needed to do this
until now and have not figured out how to to it yet... :(

I have a server (old VAX with MX v5.4 running OpenVMS v6.2) that is at a
site that no longer allows outbound port 25 connections. So my MX system
can no longer make direct connections to the IP addresses it wants to use
to deliver outbound messages. As I understand it, they are blocking my
system from talking to any IP address on port 25.

They have given me an IP address to use as a RELAY. How would I go about
changing the config of MX to send all outbound e-mail to this server
instead of directly to the recipient?

If it matters, it is only necessary to SEND outbound SMTP e-mail. We can
live with not being able to accept inbound messages on this server.

Thanks and sorry if this is a FAQ-type question. I have not found any
"relay" info in the Installation or Management guides.

Regards,
Rick
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Tillman, Brian (AGRE)

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Feb 26, 2007, 1:43:55 PM2/26/07

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Rick Dyson wrote:

> They have given me an IP address to use as a RELAY. How would I go
> about
> changing the config of MX to send all outbound e-mail to this server
> instead of directly to the recipient?

I believe you want two statements like this:

DEFINE PATH "*" SMTP/route="yourrouter"
SET SMTP/DEFAULT_ROUTER="yourrouter"
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Rick Dyson

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Feb 26, 2007, 1:55:14 PM2/26/07

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> From: MX%"MX-...@MadGoat.com" 26-FEB-2007 12:49:31.29
> Subj: RE: How To Setup to "Relay"?

> Rick Dyson wrote:
>
> > They have given me an IP address to use as a RELAY. How would I go about
> > changing the config of MX to send all outbound e-mail to this server
> > instead of directly to the recipient?
>
> I believe you want two statements like this:
>
> DEFINE PATH "*" SMTP/route="yourrouter"
> SET SMTP/DEFAULT_ROUTER="yourrouter"

Excellent Brian!

I applied that and just got a message through the firewall for the first
time in weeks!

Thanks!