Of all the confusing and convoluted mail server rejections commonly in use, “Currently not permitted to relay through this server” causes more Support tickets for us than any other. Worse yet, it’s not even an error that we use, so we find ourselves constantly trying to coherently explain what someone else’s mail server is saying.
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Currently not permitted to relay through this server – Worst Rejection Ever!
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Can Anyone Send Emails Claiming To Be From Me?
Friday, January 29th, 2010The short answer is yes. Anyone can forge the sender (From) field of an email and have it claim to be coming from pretty much any address they want.
At first glance you might think “That’s horrible, why do we allow that to happen?” The truth is that it’s rather common, and you might even do this yourself, though for entirely innocent reasons.
A Quick Look At How Email Works
Friday, January 8th, 2010Understanding the basics of how email works can make life a lot easier for any email user. Especially those who are interested in using email effectively. In this post we’ll cover the basics that every user should know.
