[NTLUG:Discuss] Sendmail Help

[Chris Cox]

Two cent soln...

Create an ssh tunnel to j2eeguys that serves as your LOCAL
smtp yet is "localhost" as far as j2eeguys is concerned.
That way, you are talking DIRECTLY to the sendmail on j2eeguys
even when remote and j2eeguys sendmail thinks it is simply relaying
for a local user (which is usually allowed of course).

e.g.

ssh -2 -N -f -L 25:localhost:25 root at j2eeguys.com

This way the connection is authenticated AND encrypted, yet
uses plain old smtp without need of bells and whistles.


Now, it's possible that your colo or shared hosting via
theplanet.com doesn't provide ssh... IMHO... I'd avoid
using any provider that didn't provide SSH!