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Re: [cobalt-users] raq4 reply security
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] raq4 reply security
- From: "Andy Clyde, oxfordmusic.net" <andy.clyde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri May 3 02:36:08 2002
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
>
> Recently my hosting company installed RaQ4 server software on my RaQ3.
>
> I am unsure how to configure the RaQ4 GUI control panel so that spammers
> cannot use my server as an open-relay. We do not allow users to use the
> server to send mail; we only allow them to receive it. (i.e. they must
use
> their ISP for sending mail).
>
> I believe that the server is set up correctly, but we have been getting
lines
> like the following in our maillog file:
>
> May 2 13:07:19 new sendmail[29425]: g42H7Iv29425:
> from=<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx>, size=1802, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> msgid=<20020502171036.47530.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> o.com>, bodytype=8BITMIME, proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA,
> relay=ssss.yahoo.com [vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz]
>
> Does anyone know how to verify that the server is secure with respect to
this?
>
http://www.abuse.net/relay.html
a good way to check if your server is an open-relay.
andy