Thread: Open Relay
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Old 13-12-2005, 10:48   #5
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Re: Open Relay

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Originally Posted by naylor
So if im not restricted to using NTL's SMTP server and can use other SMTP services there must be an open relay. No im not tryin to spam anybody just send quite a few emails to friends and family about an upcoming party.
You are misunderstanding what 'open relay' means. An open relay is an SMTP server that anyone can connect to, without authentication, to send email. In allowing you to access SMTP servers other than their own, NTL is not creating an open relay.
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