Thanks for all your help, I really do appreciate it. Nice to have this group to ask questions. Have a great day! Vince Danny Mallory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes I think this is one of the things I noticed about the router log that
>it can >appear misleading. This is the same with routing rules that may delete a >message, >but yet the router.log shows that it was delivered.. I guess its all about >understanding >where and what your looking at. > > >At 10/13/2001 06:46 PM, you wrote: >>Hello Danny and thanks for your help. I did the test that Steffen suggested, >>and all passed except the last attempt which said it may or may not be an >>open relay but not sure since it was done as an anonymous test. I did check >>the server.log and all seemed to be rejected! >> >>Thanks again >> >>Vince >> >> >>Danny Mallory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >should be a server.old.. just drag it into notepad. >> > >> >At 10/13/2001 05:14 PM, you wrote: >> > >> >>That is one log I didn't check. I just checked the server.log, and it only >> >>had entries from the time I did a restart of the server which was about >>30 >> >>minutes ago. Are the server.log archived in same manner as the other >> files? >> >> But since you did the test, I can assume for now that my system at this >> >>point is not allowing relays to occur? >> >> >> >>I really appreciate all the help >> >> >> >>Vince! >> >> >> >>Danny Mallory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >Does your server.log show any relay attempt denys? >> >> > >> >> >At 10/13/2001 03:53 PM, you wrote: >> >> > >> >> >>Hello Danny, >> >> >> >> >> >>Yes sir that is my mail server. Thank you very much for doing the test. >> >> >>I am not sure how the relaying was being done? I guess everything is >>ok >> >> >>now? Here is a sample of the smtp file I was looking at I am not >> including >> >> >>the actual ip address But as far as I can tell looks like this person >> >>was >> >> >>trying to relay through me? I have about 50 of these with the same ip >> >> >> address >> >> >>doing the relaying. I did a ip block here so I know who knowns the ip. >> >>Wonder >> >> >>if I should send the smtp log to the ip owner or just drop >> >> >>it? [13/Oct/2001:00:05:02 >> >> >>-0400] OK [000.00.000.00] [HELO] [0 bytes] >> >> xxx.xxx.xx.com[13/Oct/2001:00:05:02 >> >> >>-0400] OK [] [MAIL] [0 bytes] From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>[13/Oct/2001:00:05:03 -0400] OK [xxx.xx.xxx.xx] [RCPT] [0 bytes] >> >> >>To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> >> >>Danny Mallory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >Assuming 216.68.165.38 is the mail server your questioning. I just >> >> >> >attempted to relay some >> >> >> >mail through it and got stopped with Require AUTH. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was >> rejected >> >> >>by >> >> >> >the server. The rejected e-mail address was >> >> '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. >> >> >> >> >> >> >Subject 'Testing 216.68.165.38 mail server', Account: >> 'letvffkeyit.com', >> >> >> >> >> >> >Server: '216.68.165.38', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '501 Invalid >> >>mail >> >> >> >> >> >> >recipient. Relay requires SMTP AUTH.', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, >>Server >> >> >> >> >> >> >Error: 501, Error Number: 0x800CCC79 >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >Danny >> >> >> > >> >> >> >At 10/13/2001 02:05 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> >>Hello Danny, and thanks for the help. I am still using version 5.0 >> >>here >> >> >>since >> >> >> >>it has been rock solid. I looked in my SMTP log and found one ip >> >> >> relaying >> >> >> >>a bunch of mail that were not for my users. I was under the >> impression >> >> >>that >> >> >> >>if the mail is not for a user of your system, that the smtp will >>not >> >>go >> >> >> >> >> >> >>through? >> >> >> >> Not sure what happened? . I thought if restrict ip address was >> left >> >> >>blank, >> >> >> >>an SMTP user may login from any host or has this changed with any >>newer >> >> >> >> >> >> >>version >> >> >> >>of Sambar? Thanks again have a great afternoon! >> >> >> >>Vince >> >> >> >>Danny Mallory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >Require auth overrides relaying. If someone compromised one of >>your >> >>email >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >addresses >> >> >> >> >and password then they could have sent mail. Also, not sure what >> >> >> version >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >your at but >> >> >> >> >there was a known issue with the IP address in the restrict IP >>cause >> >> >>to >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >open you up >> >> >> >> >for relay break both require auth and restrict relay.. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >Try changing your restrict IP address to blank.. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >Danny >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >At 10/13/2001 01:03 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >>Hello everyone, and hope everyone is doing well? >> >> >> >> >>I have a question about smtp relay. I have been using Sambar >>for >> >>a >> >> >>while >> >> >> >> >>now, and all seemed to be working great. It sure is a great >> program. >> >> >>I >> >> >> >>haven't >> >> >> >> >>touched anything, so I am not sure how someone was successfull >>in >> >>using >> >> >> >>my >> >> >> >> >>sambar mail server as a relay? I did trace the ip and blocked >>it >> >>using >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Blackice, >> >> >> >> >>but I am concerned in this happening again with all these attacks >> >>going >> >> >> >>on >> >> >> >> >>such as the Red Worm etc! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>I am turning to my fellow sambar users for help. Here is what >>I >> >>have >> >> >>in >> >> >> >> >>my config file. Am I missing something? Thanks in advance >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Vince >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Run SMTPD: Yes >> >> >> >> >>Relay Delivery: Forward immediately >> >> >> >> >>Relay Domains: I don't have anything in here >> >> >> >> >>Use MTA: Yes >> >> >> >> >>Unknown Mailbox: Null >> >> >> >> >>Require Auth: Yes >> >> >> >> >>Restrict Relay: Yes >> >> >> >> >>Restrict Relay IP: 127.0.0.1 >> >> >> >> >>Relay from User: I don't have anything here >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> ------ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------- >> >> >> >> >>For unsubscription of this list send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>with >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>email >> >> >> >> >>data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> ------ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------- >> >> >> >> >For unsubscription of this list send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>with >> >> >> >>email >> >> >> >> >data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------ >> >> >> >> >> -------- >> >> >> >>For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>with >> >> >> >> >> >> >>email >> >> >> >>data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------ >> >> >> >> >> ------- >> >> >> >For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>with >> >> >>email >> >> >> >data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> -------- >> >> >>For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>with >> >> >> >> >>email >> >> >>data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> ------- >> >> >For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>with >> >>email >> >> >data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >> >>For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >> >> >>email >> >>data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------- >> >For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>email >> >data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar >> > >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>email >>data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with email >data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For unsubscription of this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with email data containing unsubscribe emailadd sambar
