From: Andrzej Adam Filip on
Paul Elliott <pelliott(a)blackpatchpanel.com> wrote:
> By combining the techniques used in the Features smart table and
> auth-info, it should be possible to implement a feature with sender
> dependant relay host and with sender dependant login credentials. This
> would make it possible for sendmail to handle two different gmail.com
> users with different gmail.com accounts and passwords.
> [...]

*Why* do you need it?
[Why can not the clients use direct smtp connections to gmail?]

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From: Paul Elliott on
>
> *Why* do you need it?
> [Why can not the clients use direct smtp connections to gmail?]
>

That will break things like local mail delivery and forwarding.
Besides some users are not smart enough to set up their clients.

sendmail gives enormous flexibility at the expense of complexity.


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