On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Dileep M. Kumar wrote:
For eg: I am subscribed to ILUG-Mumbai with my gmx.net ID. But I am connected with Dishnet. So I have to use my @eth.net ID to send mails thru their SMTP. But if I send a mail with that ID the mailing list will bounce it.
In the above said case I am able to send mails thru my local SMTP with a From ID I choose.
yes, you can use your local SMTP. What happens if the destination host - mm.ilug-bom.org.in in this case is not reachabale at the moment? your mail will not get sent. instead, if you forward it to your ISP's server, it will get queued there and sent as soon as the destination becomes available. there's also the case of hosts that implement the DUL - like sourceforge.net
in general, on dial-up, use a smart host whenever possible.