> I am new to qmail but I have read the "Qmail newbie's guide
> to relaying" and I thought when I sent from a remote email
> address to a remote email address I should have received a
> 553 domain not in allowed rcpthosts message. None of the
> mail i was trying to deliver has appeared in the
> remote accounts I was using.
That is not correct - the newbies guide to relaying tells you how to
configure your mail server to accept mail from anyone, to anyone, as long as
the connection is from a trusted address. The list of trusted addresses is
in the /etc/tcp.smtp file (compiled into tcp.smtp.cdb and referenced in the
tcpserver command line).
Following those instructions, if you test from your own box and your
tcp.smtp file allows that box to relay, then the test will work. The real
test is what happens when mail is sent from an outside address, one not
owned by you or your users.
> I am concerned that we may be acting as an open relay. How
> can I check/fix this?
You can use an automated relay tester, but beware that qmail appears
not to pass the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" test (and the test usually says
"This is not conclusive unless you actually got mail"). There's a test at
http://www.abuse.net/relay.html.
If you have an external account, you can try to test from there,
manually.
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gowen -- Greg Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
