[Info-vax] $ mail/subj="test" NL: smtp%"John.Doe at gmail.com" failed

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <jo0o09$n15$1 at pcls6.std.com>, moroney at world.std.spaamtrap.com
(Michael Moroney) writes: 

> One possibility is that if you are using a residential DSL line or
> something for your outgoing SMTP connection, everything may "work" on the
> VMS end, but the recipient's ISP may reject incoming emails from
> residential IPs.  Reason?  Spam from "pwned" Windoze boxes.  Legitimate
> email is supposed to go through your ISP's gateway, but spam malware
> typically sends directly.  

Right.

> (aside: is there a way to configure HP's SMTP
> to use an ISP's gateway? I think I asked before and the answer was "no",
> but "yes" if you use some other TCP/IP packages)

???  Just set the alternate gateway.  Of course, you have to have an ISP 
who offers this service.  Excellent service with IP-based 
authentication, no SMTP-auth required, and excellent dynamic-DNS 
service: http://www.dynaccess.com/ .