> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chandni D > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Mail being relayed despite 'Relay for IP > Addresses' > > > There were no IP ranges. Just one IP.
What was running on this other server - exactly? Were there open proxies, other SMTP services that could have been relaying and were allowed complete access to your Imail server? > > At 10:43 AM 8/13/03 -0400, you wrote: > > >>We had the 'Relay for IP Addresses' option on for IMAil, to > enable us to > >>be able to send mails origination from the webbased forms on our > >>websites. The IP addresses specified was that of the web server > where the > >>sites are hosted. Lately we noticed a huge amount of relay happening > >>through our IMail, and so we switched to the 'No Relay' . This has > >>stopped the relay. But what remains unexplained is how was mail being > >>relayed, if the option was 'Relay for IP Addresses' . Is there some > >>loophole? Need some answers as, 'No Relay' cannot be a > permanent solution > >>for us. Nee to switch back to a ''Relay for IP Addresses'', to > enable the > >>email traffic originating from our sites. > > > >The first thing to do is upgrade IMail to the latest version > that you are > >entitled to -- it looks like you are running 7.00, and there have been > >many fixes since then. While you are at it, you may also want > to upgrade > >your mail client -- it is sending non-RFC-compliant E-mail headers. > > > >The key piece of information here, however, is what IP ranges did you > >include in "Relay for Addresses"? For example, if you were to include > >"0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255", anyone would be able to relay > through your server. > > > > -Scott > >--- > >Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > >Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > >vulnerability detection. > >Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > > >--- > >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > >(http://www.declude.com)] > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
