Re: [cobalt-users] SMTP problems - HELP!

[Theodore Jones <theoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kris,

How can one figure out if SMTP is being used/abused on a system then?  What are
the symptoms?

~ Theo

Kris Dahl wrote:

> on 6/27/00 11:54 AM, MistaAviB@xxxxxxx at MistaAviB@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Goto the domain.com/admin
> > Control Panel
> > Email Parameters
> > under Relay for the following Hosts/Domains  put in teh following:
> > net
> > org
> > com
> > uk
> > gov
> > mil
> > etc....
>
> This is a good way to get your server blacklisted.  The relaying is turned
> off so that people can't use your server to send SPAM with.  But adding all
> the TLD's you are essentially letting everyone send mail with your
> server--and other admins will hold you accountable--eventually much of the
> mail sent from that machine will get sent to /dev/null.  Which is a bad
> thing.
>
> SMTP, btw, is generally considered to be the responsibility of the user's
> ISP or the user themselves.
>
> I.e. if they are using Earthlink for internet access but hosting mail on
> your server, you only need to offer POP/IMAP and Earthlink does the SMTP.
>
> -k
>
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