Bulk add privileged IP addresses to allow relay

[chris.dempsey]

I use a third party SMTP service to send mail but Mail Enable rejects incoming messages with error

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551 This mail server requires authentication before sending mail from a locally hosted domain.

The third party service has over 4, 000 IPs which is impracticable to add individually in MailEnable Admin > Services & Connectors > SMTP Properties: Relay - Allow relay for privileged IP ranges.

Can I add the 4, 000 IPs directly to SMTP-ACCESS.TAB at

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mail Enable\Config\SMTP-ACCESS.TAB

using the same tab separated format in that file?

eg.

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123.45.678.910	1	RELAY	SYSTEM

If so are changes picked up immediately or does SMTP connector need restarted?

Any other considerations?

Thanks

[chris.dempsey]

Sorry to bump this, I know the festive period is still winding up but the SMTP provider is pushing for a resolution.

Can anyone advise if there is an option to add privileged IP addresses in bulk to allow relay?

Thanks

[Walpitscheker]

Hey Chris!

I directly edit the "SMTP-DENY.TAB" via vbs/bat Script without restarting the SMTP Service using the same Syntax (IP-Address <TAB>1<Tab>CONNECT<Tab>SYSTEM) as in the file and it works.

Version: Mailenable Standard 10.20 on Windows 2016

So if you use the default configuration storage method (not a Database) it should also work for you.

But i would recommend to backup the file first. There is also a mailenable backup of the file with the Extension ".sav"

David

[Admin]

Hi,

Yes, sorry, you can edit the file directly, and the SMTP service does not need restarting.

[chris.dempsey]

Excellent, thank you.