Shana and group,

Kathie Robinson and I asked Steve Moore to switch things back so that PO is
not an SMTP server, as we agree with you.  We met about 10:30 -
11:30.  Steve was going to switch the setting back today.  Only MAILFWD
will be set up for SMTP.

thanks.

At 11:45 AM 10/30/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Personally I would much rather not see PO re-enabled as an SMTP server. I
>don't think any of us here mind helping people fix their settings to the
>appropriate place (mailfwd). First of all, once virus scrubbing is turned
>on we will see the problems caused by clogged email eventually dissipate
>and I would rather see -all- mail sent to @muohio.edu from within the
>domain be scrubbed. Second, the proliferation of smtp settings being set to
>po.muohio.edu is rather by accident. Until either this year or last (I
>don't remember which) the Eudora installer did not automatically set the
>mailfwd.muohio.edu address as smtp, and it did automatically fill in the
>pop address. This was not intentional, and I'd rather fix these accidents
>rather than allow them to continue. These phone calls are not a major
>support issue. The average call on this matter since the move to new PO has
>taken 1 minute barring other problems the client is encountering.
>
>Probably best would be to create a KB case, which I have already drafted. I
>have not set it to publish for tomorrow because I do not know if those of
>you on this list agree with me.
>
>--Shana
>
>At 10:27 AM 10/30/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>Yesterday afternoon I changed the mailfwd machines so that they deliver any
>>mail not destined for *@*.muohio.edu.  If we have to keep this in place
>>then we won't be able to virus scan outbound mail.
>>
>>Yesterday evening I changed po.muohio.edu so that it can be used as an SMTP
>>server.  There are lots of clients at Miami that are set up this way.  If
>>we have to keep this in place their mail will not be virus scanned either.
>>
>>This morning I changed the MX record for muohio.edu from stream to
>>mailfwd.  This will route mail *@*.muohio.edu mail through the virus
>>scanners.
>>
>>I hope to get to virus scan testing today.  I am told that we have a
>>support contract with McAfee.  You can use muwnt05.mcs.muohio.edu as your
>>SMTP server to do a test.
>>
>>- Steve
>
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