Sending GMAIL via NTL

[mmm]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

The reason is you cannot send an email from gmail using ntlworld smtp mail server.

If you could do that then there would be all kinds of spoofing going on thats simply not how email works. You can change the reply to address(different thing) but the email will be sent from username@ntlworld.com.

The only 2 ways to send from gmail is on the web mail interface or with the gmail smtp server.

To send mail you have to authenticate to the server etc. Ntl authentication I believe is just needing the user to match to a valid ip range and be recently have logged into pop. Gmail will need a valid user/pass and of course this is authenticated on the actual gmail mail server.

Sorry, I have never used my ntlworld email address in from or reply-to fields.

Some ISPs do this - it forces you to share/ advertise your ntlworld email address.
NTL do not - and don't go giving them ideas...

IIRC Freeserve do not even let you use off-net smtp servers (on standard ports), all outgoing mail on Port 25(?) is directed through their smtp servers - which I guess is a good way to trap spammers?

[Chrysalis]

Well anti spam groups have been pressuring broadband and dialup isps to enforce authentication which I think is a good thing, of course I dont agree with forcing all port 25 traffic through their own smtp servers such as I know AOL do.