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RE: [cobalt-users] relay testing???



> May 21 14:10:43 fsn3 sendmail[2148]: g4LIAhF02148: 
> ruleset=check_rcpt, 
> Periodically I get the following error messages, from a 
> domain on my servers, 
> the domain is always a different one. Is this some kind of a 
> spam test. 
> 
> May 21 14:10:43 fsn3 sendmail[2148]: g4LIAhF02148: 
> ruleset=check_rcpt, 
> arg1=<postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> relay=123-58-189-66.wo.cpe.charter-ne.com 
> [66.189.58.123], reject=550 5.7.1 <postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx>... 
> Relaying 
> denied.  Please check your mail first.

No, that was someone at 66.189.58.123 with your server set as their
SMTP. It might be a relay test, or a fat-finger mistake.
If they had a POP account, or you had enabled POP before SMTP, it's the
same error you see if someone doesn't POP before trying SMTP.

-- 
Dan Kriwitsky