[cobalt-users] Can anyone explain this in my logs...

[Charles Teton <info@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Can any one explain what this is in my logs?

Unusual System Events
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Sep 14 02:15:01 www imapd[5305]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 02:15:05 www in.qpopper[5306]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 02:30:00 www imapd[5885]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 02:30:04 www in.qpopper[5886]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 02:45:00 www imapd[6467]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 02:45:04 www in.qpopper[6468]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 03:00:01 www imapd[7048]: connect from localhost
Sep 14 03:00:05 www in.qpopper[7049]: connect from localhost

I had a guy in Mexico trying to use my RaQ3 as a relay for about 2 weeks
every 10 minutes, so I banned him/her IP address in both /etc/hosts.deny and
in the email control panel. Ever since then I've been getting the above...

A very small extract from log prior to banning IP address:

Sep 12 21:12:27 www sendmail[31497]: VAA31497: ruleset=check_rcpt,
arg1=<joe_kenny99@xxxxxxxxxxx>, relay=cancun0321.infosel.net.mx
[148.246.29.84], reject=550 <joe_kenny99@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied.
Please check your mail first.
Sep 12 21:18:14 www sendmail[31718]: VAA31718: ruleset=check_rcpt,
arg1=<jjaudience@xxxxxxx>, relay=cancun0321.infosel.net.mx [148.246.29.84],
reject=550 <jjaudience@xxxxxxx>... Relaying denied.  Please check your mail
first.
Sep 12 21:18:37 www sendmail[31739]: VAA31739: ruleset=check_rcpt,
arg1=<jerimiahburke@xxxxxxxxxxx>, relay=cancun0321.infosel.net.mx
[148.246.29.84], reject=550 <jerimiahburke@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied.
Please check your mail first.
Sep 12 21:21:56 www sendmail[31878]: VAA31878: ruleset=check_rcpt,
arg1=<dibbly52@xxxxxxxxxxx>, relay=cancun0321.infosel.net.mx
[148.246.29.84], reject=550 <dibbly52@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied.
Please check your mail first.
Sep 12 21:23:23 www sendmail[31937]: VAA31937: ruleset=check_rcpt,
arg1=<andrewhouston@xxxxxxxxx>, relay=cancun0321.infosel.net.mx
[148.246.29.84], reject=550 <andrewhouston@xxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied.
Please check your mail first.


Many many thanks,

Charles.