> I recently received a warning from my host advising of the server
> being used for unsolicited commercial mail. I was advised to close
> the open relay which I have done.
Good. But is it really closed?
> However, I am worried if my security needs to be improved. Does the
> open relay allow anyone, not having an id and password on my server,
> to misuse and send unsolicited mail?
If you are an open relay, that means that you are allowing spammers to use your mail
server for free.
You won't need to increase your security IF your relay is closed. Go to www.orbs.org,
and they will check for you (you are already listed in ORBS, so don't worry about them
listing you).
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-Scott
Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com
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