RE: [cobalt-users] RAQ2 Email relay works on IPs but not names?

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> But then couldn't anyone with a DSL line in Eastern Masschusetts use this
> 'open' mail relay for spam?
>
> I think what you are saying is that it matches _strings_, and doesn't look
> up IP addresses of the hosts defined in the relay list.  That's a problem,
> I guess I'll just have to get the DNS updater to Email me and I'll twiddle
> the bits by hand (unless anyone knows how to change DNS securely from
> outside the RAQ like dyndns.org et al do?).
>

BTW, I'm not sure if this is correct, but I have a vague recollection of
someone mentioning a script that when you boot up, it checks your IP against
the RaQ and adds your new IP to the allowed field. If not, maybe someone
using the shell tools could come up with something like that similar to the
dynip.com software.

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Dan Kriwitsky