I just got into this thread, please elaborate. I run IMAIL 6.03 ( 6.02
until 2 days ago.) I use Eudora 4.3 as my mail client and have for several
months. EXACTLY WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND HOW DO YOU REPRODUCE IT?
At 02:40 PM 3/31/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>No, 1 ONE only a SINGLE customer !!!!! can bring down your WHOLE ENTIRE
>COMPLETE email system by trying Eudora 4.3
>
>Use Eudora 4.3 1x and your mail server is HUNG for ALL your customers
>
>Imail promised a fix for today.
>The day isn't over yet, but they have many angry customers
>
>Anthony Santen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 1:50 PM
>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP security in Imail 5.x
>
>
> > what i find wierd is that it just started.
> > we have been running 5.09 for some time now.
> > what cuold have gone wrong on allour systems at the same time to have it
> > start ???
> >
> >
> > At 01:08 PM 03/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > >version 6+ makes it WORSE. The most stable version is 5.07, but there is
>a
> > >Y2K bug in that.
> > >
> > >mark
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Kelly Britt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 11:16 AM
> > >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] SMTP security in Imail 5.x
> > >
> > >
> > >> Does 6.03 fix this? Has Ipswitch issued *any* response?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Kelly Britt
> > >>
> > >> "Need A Dot Com?"
> > >> ____________________________________________________
> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.needa.com 770-663-1535
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony
>Santen
> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 6:15 PM
> > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP security in Imail 5.x
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Scot,
> > >> > We're collecting customers who have this problem, as IPSWITCH claims
> > >it's
> > >> > NOT them, but everyone else.
> > >> >
> > >> > We have conclusively tested and proved that the problem 'goes away'
>if
> > >you
> > >> > use another software for SMTP AUTH.
> > >> >
> > >> > The problem lies in one of the following problems (or a combination)
> > >> >
> > >> > - File locking of IMAILSEC.DLL
> > >> > - Thread contingency within IMAILSEC.DLL
> > >> > - Timing issues regarding username - password table lookup
> > >> > - Resource locking during another operation
> > >> >
> > >> > We have now finally had to give up and use Sendmail for outgoing
> > >> > mail relay.
> > >> > Not pretty, but highly efficient.
> > >> >
> > >> > Anthony Santen
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: "Scot Desort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 5:05 PM
> > >> > Subject: [IMail Forum] SMTP security in Imail 5.x
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > > We are running Imail 5.x. We have all along had SMTP relay
> > >> > security set to
> > >> > > relay for our IP blocks, and AUTH enabled for hosting customers who
> > >are
> > >> > > off-net.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Suddenly, we had a rush of Netscape Messenger/Mail clients who
>suddenl
> > >y
> > >> > > where being asked to enter their password to send mail out. Going
>to
> > >the
> > >> > > Ipswitch KB, this is a known issue. The fix is to disable AUTH.
>This
> > >> > creates
> > >> > > a problem for our off-net hosting customers.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > I started to play around with the "relay mail for local users"
>choice.
> > >> > > Instead of restricting access by IP block, this would allow off-net
> > >> > hosting
> > >> > > customers to use our SMTP server, yet still prevent that AUTH error
> > >with
> > >> > > netscape.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > This is not an ideal solution, though. It still opens us up by
> > >allowing
> > >> > > someone to relay mail through us by simply specifying a valid user
> > >name.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Has any else run across this situation? Is there a better way
> > >> > of handling
> > >> > > this? A new problem with this fix has cropped up. We outsource
> > >> > some of our
> > >> > > DSL. These customer often have their own mail servers. We now have
>to
> > >> > enter
> > >> > > those mail hosts and IP addresses into the accept.txt file. And
> > >> > since the
> > >> > > file does not take wildcards, well, you can see the problem
> > >> > becoming quite
> > >> > > cumbersome.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Any thoughts??
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > > Scot
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html
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> > >> > >
> > >> >
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> > >> >
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