BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: FMail and SMTP
De:       Wilfred van Velzen
Data:     Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:09:32 +0200
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Hi Tommi,

On 2026-04-10 08:11:28, you wrote to me:

 >> You would guess so given the function name. But in practice it's not
 >> (see Michiels test)...

 TK> Yep. Never trust Windows. :D

;-)

 TK> But being pretty old smtp client, even if it gets over this helo
 TK> thing, FMail will face more problems communicating with modern smtp
 TK> servers.

 TK> None of the big mail providers, (Google, Microsoft..) do not accept
 TK> unauthenticated mail from an old mail client and from dynamic ip. :)

 TK> I think the only reasonable way is to send via smarthost that can add all
 TK> needed information (DKIM signing etc..).

It's the only way it can still be used in most use cases. FMail is never going to be a full mail client...

Maybe I make the HELO host configurable, maybe I leave it as is... ;-)


Bye, Wilfred.

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