RE: [cobalt-users] Logcheck-Sendmail Relay Report

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have these type of reports coming in very now and then. I 
> know the box is rejecting, but does this mean that the 
> madisonriver.net is trying to relay to me? I see an awful lot 
> of this stuff from this network. They are an ISP about 10 miles away.
> 
> 
> Sep 27 05:17:44 corporate sendmail[22427]: g8RAHiL22427: 
> ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<stxvilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> relay=216-166-248-214.clec.peknil.madisonriver.net 
> [216.166.248.214], reject=550 5.7.1 
> <stxvilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied.  Please check 
> your mail first or restart your mail session.

If you have POP before SMTP enabled, it could be a POP3 user trying to
relay before POPing.
Or, if the DNS for viaccess.net is pointing to your server and there's
no virtual site or email settings for viaccess.net that would show the
same error.
-- 
Dan Kriwitsky

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