Very helpful -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Len Conrad Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Open Relay
>Thanks.. this is what they reported... and I got the email they sent. that's not relaying/spraying all over internet. >Relay test 1 > >>> RSET ><<< 250 ok its reset > >>> MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><<< 250 ok > >>> RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ie, a local domain, not a some remote domain ><<< 250 ok its for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> DATA ><<< 354 ok, send it; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> > >>> (message body) ><<< 250 Message queued > >Relay test result >Hmmn, at first glance, host appeared to accept a message for relay. well, BS, don't they know what relaying is?? >THIS MAY OR MAY NOT MEAN THAT IT'S AN OPEN RELAY. THANKS OR NO THANKS FOR THE NONSENSE. >Some systems appear to accept relay mail, but then reject messages >internally rather than delivering them, but you cannot tell at this >point whether the message will be relayed or not. > >If it is really an open relay, the test message will be delivered to >you. If you really knew how to test for open relay, we wouldn't be wasting our time. It's local delivery for a known user on a local host, not uncontrolled, open relaying to remote destinations. If they tatoo you as open, go raise hell. Len http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
