Resolved Why plesk allows not to send mails [SMTP] if there is no inbox / mailsbox - why?

[jmar83]

Hi there

Why plesk allows not to send mails [SMTP] if there is no inbox / mailsbox - why? That makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE (!!) i.m.o...

When i enable mailbox [for specific mail account] with 0kb/mb/gb, then it works again.

How to solve that issue, that mailbox may be disabled (with the radio button) but SMTP (sending mails) still working?

 

[Bitpalast]

If a server allowed to send mail without logging in to a mailbox, everyone on the Internet could abuse the server as their smtp server. For that reason it is common practice that a login to the mail server is required to send mail. However, scripts on the server can submit to the mail server without logging in.

 

[mow]

Theoretically you could have separate logins for smtp auth and imap/pop3. In practice, all I've ever seen is the imap/pop3 login also being used for smtp - as the only credential source.

 

[jmar83]

OK thx...