I've been having some problems with geeklog sending email via SMTP.
1. My provider allows me to use their SMTP server but I must use my password. I've done this and it worked for a time then stopped.
2. I then loaded an smtp server program and configured the config.php to use local host with no password and it worked for awhile, until it became a relay for the entire world - Taiwan seemed to be the biggest customer in bouncing emails off of my humble smtp server.
3.Any suggestions how to configured and maintain a reliable email services?

Hi,

What kind of "package" are you using ?

Is it your dedicated server or a shared hosting package ?
Did you asked your provider why it stopped working ?

Best Regards,
Boris

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OK, if you're using a local MTA (eg sendmail, postfix, exim whatever) as you've realised, you need to control who can relay through it.
From what you've said it sounds like you only need the server to be able to relay.
I'm used to sendmail, so here goes:
sendmail in it's basic config isn't normally setup to use passwords, it uses a file called access.db (often in /etc/mail) to control relaying (or somethimes relay-domain).
I use access.db
This file is a hash file normally created from a file called 'access', to allow locahost host to relay and only localhost, you simply add '127.0.0.1 RELAY' to this access file, then recreate the access.db (often the command is 'make access'.
and 'tis done.

The exact process will depend on your OS. What OS are you using.

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