To clarify:

I've spoken with a few others around the place and it appears it is
indeed "just a line" from the helpdesk (both Xtra and 123) to boost
sales/commissions. Which I'm glad to hear in a sense, as such a move
seems incredibly predatory (even for Xtra).

The amusing thing is that it's had the opposite effect for Xtra on all
the cases I've come across.

Regards,
Brendon

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org] On
Behalf Of John Morch
Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2005 1:03 p.m.
To: adsl@lists.unixathome.org
Subject: RE: Re Weird letter from Clear?

I believe that smtp.xtra.co.nz will accept any incoming email from an
email
client as long as it has originated from an IP address that Xtra "Owns"

Obviously it also accepts any email from mail servers no matter the ip
address (unless "blacklisted")

IE You are connected via Xtra dial up, Xtra Jetstream or have been
allocated
a fixed ip from Xtra.

Same technique is used to limit access to pop3.xtra.co.nz to collect
email.

If you connect via an Xtra ip address then you have access. Connect not
using an Xtra ip address and NO EMAIL. That is why when using the ipass
product from Xtra when travelling you need to change your pop3 address
in
the email client.

They do not look at the "from domain name in the emails!!

> > Why? Apparently Xtra do not allow sending through their SMTP server
for
> > domains that essentially aren't on a "register of Xtra hosted
domains".
>
>I'm not sure that this is factually correct.
>
>I have just relayed a message through smtp.xtra.co.nz from an Xtra
dial-up
>connection, which was sent from and addressed to, a domain that is
nothing
>to do with Xtra, and in no way associated with the account it was sent

>from.
>
>Even better, I did it by hand, talking raw SMTP, and here is the
>transcript to prove it:
>

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