Python

root3d · 03-18-2004, 04:00 PM

Hey,

I know how to use smtplib to send mail, but is there a way I could code a server to allow relaying? My problem is this.. I set up a CGI script to send mail to the email address a user inputs into a form. The problem.. if I use a mailserver name@mydomain.com it can only send to users that have the mydomain domain. Is there a way around this? I need to be able to send mail to anyones email addy.

Could I run a commercial (free) SMTP server? Never used anything like that so that could be the solution..

Any help would be appreciated.

rootyard · 03-18-2004, 04:08 PM

You should be able to create many domains with your smtp agent (most modern ones support this).

root3d · 03-18-2004, 04:13 PM

What do you mean by create many domains? Would I have to specify yahoo, hotmail etc? If I find a server that allows relaying, would it allow me to send to any domain? But that sounds shady to me (finding a server like that). So I'd really like to do this in Python if its possible, if not I'll d/l an SMTP server (I think thats what you implied in your post).

Any suggestions?

rootyard · 03-18-2004, 04:15 PM

Virtual hosts/domains and the like is what I meant. Python will use whichever mail server you designate. So, maybe I'm not sure what your question is exactly.

root3d · 03-18-2004, 04:17 PM

I need to be able to send an email to anyones email addy. I know how to write the client in Python (which I've done), but you need to specify a server to send the email from. Most servers I've used only only you to send to email addresses with their domain eg @dell would let you send to dave@dell.com but not dave@hp.com. Hopefully that cleared it up. Thanks.