I should say that I get mail obviously sent by spammers looking for open relays quite regularly from James. Its nothing to worry about. d.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Danny Angus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 11:29 AM > To: James Users List > Subject: RE: This email is appearing in my spam folder... > > > James is a spam blackhole, configured correctly it will accept > all incoming > mail, but will not relay spam. > the config element you mention is actually one of the steps taken > to prevent > relayin as it tells james to send mail from anyone *not* in the > list of IP's > to the spam processor. > > The test naievely assumes that because the mail was accepted then > it will be > forwarded which is not the case with james, or certain mail proxies. > > We might assume that the test will fail because the recipient of the email > will not recieve it. > We might also assume that had they recieved it they would have > identified an > open relay that they could use for spamming. > > d. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joe Latty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:08 PM > > To: James Users List > > Subject: This email is appearing in my spam folder... > > > > > > > > This is a test of third-party mail relay, generated by the > > "rlytest" <URL: http://www.unicom.com/sw/#rlytest> utility. > > > > Target host = xxx.xxx.xxx.xx > > Test performed by <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > “A well-configured mail server should NOT relay third-party email. > > Otherwise, the server is subject to attack and hijack by Internet > > vandals and spammers. > > > > For information on how to secure a mail server against third-party > > relay, visit <URL: http://maps.vix.com/tsi/ > > <http://maps.vix.com/tsi/> >.” – > > James is not on the list of how to’s -- > > > > Question; how to avoid the potential relaying? > > Is it just a matter of uncommenting the following? > > > > <mailet match="RemoteAddrNotInNetwork=127.0.0.1" > > class="ToProcessor"> > > <processor> spam </processor> > > </mailet> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
