Re: Collecting Mail from Demon

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From: Malcolm Muir
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 00:00

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Paul Smith (Paul@wolf.cix.co.uk) wrote:
> This is probably a FAQ, but I've got a program which downloads POP3 mail
> according to certain rules, and does clever things with the messages (it's
> a sort of mail gateway/router) , and I want it to also work with Demon's
> SMTP mail system.
> 
> How does the 'local' machine tell Demon's SMTP server to send messages to
> it?

It does not.

Your host has to run an SMTP server when you wish to receive mail.
The demon smtp client connects to your server when there is mail to
be delivered.

If you have implemened smtp to send mail, receive is identical, but
reversed.

-- 
Malcolm S. Muir                                Demon Internet Ltd.
Sunderland                                     322 Regents Park Road
England                                        London N3 2QQ

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From: malcolm@muir-et2.staff.demon.net (Malcolm Muir)
Subject: Re: Collecting Mail from Demon
Date: 1996/12/01
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