'authenticating' mailer = GPL trip wire ?

previously:
> > Subject: ETH-Sys with 'authenticating' mailer ?
> >
> > My ISP suddently requires 'authentication' of all external
> > [to the domain] email sends. And tells me how to setup
> > Micro$loth-outsp00k !
> >
> > Since I've been using ETH-S3 for several years, I have no intention
> > of using the garbage that posts line-terminators as "=" & "=" as '3D'
> > ..etc.
> >
> > I've got linux installed: Slak 3.3, RH6.2, Mandrk9, FC1.
> > What mailer could do mail-Tx with authentication - ie.
> > avoid error 517 ?
> >
> > PS. I confirmed that Micro$loth-outsp00k can be set to do it.
> >
> > Thanks for any info.

"ynotssor" wrote:
> Best would be to configure your own sendmail according to
> http://sendmail.org/~ca/email/auth.html
> ...
> If you insist on a new client that provides AUTH directly to
> the ISP's server then you can select from among
> http://www.melnikov.ca/mel/devel/SASL_ClientRef.html

OK, I'll fetch and analyes those.
But you realise that putting up these trip-wires is what makes
many just abort linux. It becomes too much trouble.

I'm not advocating the unfortunate movement towards
cartoon-based, windows-aping installations [like FC1 ],
but why must we face these man-pages with 50 flag settings
every time the ISP [probably driven by M$] initiates a change ?!

== Chris Glur.