> -----Original Message----- > From: Emma Jane Hogbin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 2:44 PM > To: debian-user > Subject: Did I send that? (reading postfix logs) > > > Hey everyone, > > I'm just scanning through my /var/log/mail.log and am > confused by some of > the entries...I should note that I'm on a laptop, connected to a home > network (no firewall, but no other people at home right now). > > Aug 29 15:07:00 debian postfix/smtp[3728]: 8B6FB3A5E2: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1], delay=1, > status=sent > (250 Ok: queued as EA01E26226) > > Here's another: > Aug 29 13:53:51 debian postfix/smtp[3562]: 07C353A654: > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1], delay=1, > status=sent > (250 Ok: queued as 4DF482625C) > > I have no idea who this email is... I use mutt for my email > client so I > never think twice about viruses. Any idea what I'm seeing in my log > files? I don't have an ssh server or telnet running on my > machine so I'm > not sure how someone would get "in" to be relaying spam > through my laptop. > (Mostly I'm just ignorant to the ways of spammers and viruses though.) > > thanks, > emma > > -- > Emma Jane Hogbin > [[ 416 417 2868 ][ www.xtrinsic.com ]] > >
SPAM relaying would not need telnet or anything like that to work. You would just need a poorly (i.e. default settings) configured MTA that will relay mail for ~any~ domain instead of just the local domains you really want. -Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]