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This SMTP error message means that the computer which is sending the message is not permitted to send outgoing messages based on the VPOP3 SMTP Service' | This SMTP error message means that the computer which is sending the message is not permitted to send outgoing messages based on the VPOP3 SMTP Service' | ||
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This is probably because someone is trying to send messages from outside your local network, and you have not configured VPOP3 to allow this. You have to be careful when allowing this, because you may configure VPOP3 to be an open-relay, which is a **bad thing**. | This is probably because someone is trying to send messages from outside your local network, and you have not configured VPOP3 to allow this. You have to be careful when allowing this, because you may configure VPOP3 to be an open-relay, which is a **bad thing**. | ||
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We have [[allowing_mail_relay_through_vpop3|instructions here]] telling you how to configure VPOP3 to allow relaying of mail from outside your local network. | We have [[allowing_mail_relay_through_vpop3|instructions here]] telling you how to configure VPOP3 to allow relaying of mail from outside your local network. | ||
- | If you are having this problem | + | If you are having this problem |
**IMPORTANT: | **IMPORTANT: | ||
+ | If you are having this problem for people inside your local network, and you believe that their subnet is allowed by the Access Restrictions, | ||
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+ | Note that this is one of the more complex configuration options in VPOP3 because of the risk of configuring it as an open-relay. Unfortunately, |