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Re: [cobalt-users] unrelated additional info



Are there test sites for DNS, ie. like ordb.org or abuse.net that test
for open mail relay?


- Mike


On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Gerald Waugh wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > I've been seeing a lot of these messages lately, with different
> > IP's/domains.....just curious, is it my DNS or are there just a lot of
> > misconfigured name servers out there?
> >
> Yes, there are a *lot* of misconfigured nameservers out there.
> I think the last statistic I saw was something like 70%.
> 
> It is not a good thing, these misconfigured nameservers cause a lot of
> wasted bandwidth.
> 
> Be a good Internet citizen and make sure 'your' nmaeserver is configured
> properly.
> 
> Gerald
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