The % thing was a sendmail bug which caused it to relay mail before it was patched. There's nothing to stop. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is just as valid of a nonexistent address as any other.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kim Schotanus > Posted At: Thursday, September 02, 2004 12:10 PM > Posted To: swynk > Conversation: relay problems > Subject: RE: relay problems > > I certainly don't find anything in my logs. > First they said they tought they had seen a loop and then they told me > we were spamming and it took me a whole day on the phone to convince > them we were not. > > They didn't tell me how they came to the conclusion nor could they give > me any explanation why we were not contacted before they took such > steps. This will certainly be followed up, but I still wonder if I > cannot stop the %-thing > > Kim. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul > Hutchings > Sent: donderdag 2 september 2004 19:03 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: relay problems > > > Christ.. well maybe I'm overlooking something as it's been a while since > our Exchange 5.5 box's smtp was exposed to the internet, but I'd hope > they've done it on something a bit more concrete than that tester? > > Why did they say they did it? > > Are you sure you've not been relaying, or had a username/password > exploited and been used to relay? > > cheers, > Paul > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kim > > Schotanus > > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 5:59 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: relay problems > > > > > > They blocked all our outgoing mail since yesterday 12 untill > > 20 minutes > > ago > > > > > > Kind regards, > > Kim Schotanus > > =========================== > > Kim Schotanus > > Information Systems Manager > > > > INTAS > > Avenue des Arts 58 > > B-1000 Brussels > > Belgium > > > > T. +32 2 549 01 11 > > F. +32 2 549 01 56 > > > > =========================== > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Paul > > Hutchings > > Sent: donderdag 2 september 2004 18:53 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: relay problems > > > > > > The mail goes to YOUR postmaster account, doesn't go outside of the > > company (i.e is not relayed) but your ISP classes you as an open > > relay?!? > > > > regards, > > Paul > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Kim > > > Schotanus > > > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 5:50 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: relay problems > > > > > > > > > I tested on http://members.iinet.net.au/~remmie/relay/ > > > > > > I tested my server with this tool and found that if the @-sign is > > > replaced with an % then it accepts mail, but delivers it to the > > > postmaster. Our ISP now wnats to block us because for them > > we are open > > > > > relay. Anything I can do? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Kim Schotanus > > > =========================== > > > Kim Schotanus > > > Information Systems Manager > > > > > > INTAS > > > Avenue des Arts 58 > > > B-1000 Brussels > > > Belgium > > > > > > T. +32 2 549 01 11 > > > F. +32 2 549 01 56 > > > > > > =========================== > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > > ext_mode=&lang=english > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > %%email.unsub%% > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; > lang > =english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&; > lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi- > bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > dl.sparklist.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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