[TriLUG] Smart host suggestions?

[matt at noway2.thruhere.net]

> Matt said:
>> What do you mean by "shut the door on free relaying"?  What are you
>> using
>> for a service provider?  Do you have TWC business or residential?
>
>> I've had the business service for about 2 years and it always required
>> authentication to relay through the BC mail servers, but the residential
>> SMTP would accept mail from addresses on their network without auth.  If
>> you have BC service, you shouldn't need to relay your mail.  Ok, that is
>> if you get a BC static IP instead of the default dynamic.
>
> I have a dynamic IP with TWC business class.  Up until Monday, I was able
> to
> relay out through smtp-server.nc.rr.com without authentication.  The
> service
> guy I spoke to today confirmed it's a recent change that they've started
> requiring authentication.  Perhaps they've always SAID they require
> authentication, but it had been working without it 'til this week.
>
> I have a really good deal on my internet service (and I had to call and
> have
> them correct my bill three times to make sure they honored the deal), so I
> don't want to rock that boat again by trying to add static IP.
>
> It seems DynDNS also offers a relay service.  I think I may investigate
> that.
>
Have you tried configuring the outbound / relay host authentication? 
Since you have TWC-BC, you should have authorization to use the server.
Granted, this adds a layer of complexity, but it should be doable.