On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 21:08 +0100, Alan Chandler wrote:
I would like to cause as much disruption to these guys as possible.
I'd happily drop packets to save bandwidth, and load on my MTA, but I'd
think twice about that reason.
My understanding is that most spam comes from compromised home
Richard Hector writes:
My understanding is that most spam comes from compromised home
machines these days - so the person getting disrupted is some poor
sucker whose machine is compromised, not the actual offender.
The machine is compromised because the sucker failed to secure it.
While the
On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 09:09 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
Richard Hector writes:
My understanding is that most spam comes from compromised home
machines these days - so the person getting disrupted is some poor
sucker whose machine is compromised, not the actual offender.
The machine is
Richard Hector writes:
My understanding is that most spam comes from compromised home
machines these days - so the person getting disrupted is some poor
sucker whose machine is compromised, not the actual offender.
I wrote:
The machine is compromised because the sucker failed to secure it.
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 09:08:26PM +0100, Alan Chandler wrote:
On 01/07/10 18:43, lee wrote:
Just to be curious, what is the thinking/idea/advantage behind
disallowing connections by firewall rules instead of denying the
relaying or blacklisting the originating IPs through exims
On Jo, 01 iul 10, 19:43:44, lee wrote:
One downside seems to be that it creates lots of exim processes, and
I am not sure why yet. It may be open connections with dropping
data as a result of the recently added iptables rule
Just to be curious, what is the thinking/idea/advantage
On 30/06/10 15:48, Chris Davies wrote:
Alan Chandlera...@chandlerfamily.org.uk wrote:
I have just moved my mail server (exim4 split config based) from one
machine to another, and in doing so started examining the logs. I am
being hit with multiple attempts to relay - several a second. They
On 01/07/10 15:58, Alan Chandler wrote:
One downside seems to be that it creates lots of exim processes, and I
am not sure why yet. It may be open connections with dropping data as a
result of the recently added iptables rule
Some sites try many simultaneous connections. Have you got this
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 03:58:24PM +0100, Alan Chandler wrote:
first /etc/fail2ban/jail.local to define the jail for exim (as it is
not included as standard in the Debian configuration). This just
required a few simple lines
One downside seems to be that it creates lots of exim processes,
On 01/07/10 18:43, lee wrote:
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 03:58:24PM +0100, Alan Chandler wrote:
first /etc/fail2ban/jail.local to define the jail for exim (as it is
not included as standard in the Debian configuration). This just
required a few simple lines
One downside seems to be that it
On 01/07/10 17:45, Joe wrote:
Some sites try many simultaneous connections. Have you got this set?
exim4/conf.d/main/02_exim-config_options:
.
.
.ifndef SMTP_ACCEPT_MAX_PER_HOST
SMTP_ACCEPT_MAX_PER_HOST = 3
.endif
smtp_accept_max_per_host = SMTP_ACCEPT_MAX_PER_HOST
.
.
If it's there, and it
Alan Chandler a...@chandlerfamily.org.uk wrote:
bantime = 86400
I'm up to 129660 (36 hours) so far; like you I've seen 24 hour cycles.
failregex = \[HOST\] .*(?:rejected by local_scan|Unrouteable
address|relay not permitted)
This similar rule works for me. The callout verification catch is
lee l...@yun.yagibdah.de wrote:
Just to be curious, what is the thinking/idea/advantage behind
disallowing connections by firewall rules instead of denying the
relaying or blacklisting the originating IPs through exims
configuration?
A firewall rule can blacklist the IP address rather than
Alan Chandlera...@chandlerfamily.org.uk wrote:
I have just moved my mail server (exim4 split config based) from one
machine to another, and in doing so started examining the logs. I am
being hit with multiple attempts to relay - several a second. They come
in bursts from one host, then come
Alan Chandler a...@chandlerfamily.org.uk wrote:
I have just moved my mail server (exim4 split config based) from one
machine to another, and in doing so started examining the logs. I am
being hit with multiple attempts to relay - several a second. They come
in bursts from one host, then
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Chris Davies chris-use...@roaima.co.uk wrote:
Alan Chandler a...@chandlerfamily.org.uk wrote:
I have just moved my mail server (exim4 split config based) from one
machine to another, and in doing so started examining the logs. I am
being hit with multiple
On 29/06/10 11:46, Chris Davies wrote:
Alan Chandlera...@chandlerfamily.org.uk wrote:
I have just moved my mail server (exim4 split config based) from one
machine to another, and in doing so started examining the logs. I am
being hit with multiple attempts to relay - several a second. They
I have just moved my mail server (exim4 split config based) from one
machine to another, and in doing so started examining the logs. I am
being hit with multiple attempts to relay - several a second. They come
in bursts from one host, then come from somewhere else.
I would like to put some
I'm trying to get mail working through my isp and have a basic
problem. My isp, bellsouth, requires a username and password to
permit mail being relayed through them. Firefox and Mozilla have
sections in the SMTP server options to put that. However I cannot
find where I need to place them when
Hi,
look at
# man 5 postconf
and search for smtp_sasl_auth_enable and smtp_sasl_passsword_maps.
Example:
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_passsword_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/yourdb-file
the db file looks like that:
your-isp.com username:password
Achim
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I've added the transport_maps = dbm:/etc/postfix/transport directive
added the domain mappings accordingly and built the transport.db file.
Is this the way ?
i keep getting this error:
Feb 2 15:58:51 relay postfix/trivial-rewrite[7160]: fatal: open database
/etc/postfix/transport.dir: No such
I'm looking to replace on ISA server with a postfix mail relay and spamassassin.
I'm using debian stable and did an apt-get install postfix
On main.cf i have the following:
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
smtpd_banner
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I'm looking to replace on ISA server with a postfix mail relay and spamassassin.
I'm using debian stable and did an apt-get install postfix
On main.cf i have the following:
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
program_directory = /usr/lib
hi
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another mail address. how is this done?
martin
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On Thu Jan 23, 2003 at 02:21:41PM +0100, the boisterous
Martin A. Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote to me:
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another mail address. how is this done?
create file named .forward in your homedir and put the email
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Martin A. Hansen wrote:
hi
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another mail address. how is this done?
martin
Create a file in your home directory call .forward with your second email
address in it and all your
you can create a .forward (in your home directory) file with the email
address you want to forward the mail to.
rodrigo
That remarkable Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 14:21, Martin A. Hansen wrote:
hi
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 02:21:41PM +0100, Martin A. Hansen wrote:
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another mail address. how is this done?
Create a .forward file in your home directory containing the other
e-mail address (and nothing else).
On Thursday 23 January 2003 14:21, Martin A. Hansen wrote:
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another mail address. how is this done?
Normally, you just put a .forward file in your home directory with the address
in the first line.
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Martin A. Hansen wrote:
hi
i have a unix account with a mail address. i want all mail to that account
forwarded to another mail address. how is this done?
martin
echo forwarding address ~/.forward
If that doesn't work you are going to have to give more info or ask
whoever administers
I have this two mailserver's my 1(mx) connects to the internet directly.
My 2(mx) is in my local lan. I want to achieve that my 2(mx) will use 1(mx)
to
relay and sends email over the internet, recv of email is not my goal just
sending..
Any info's? or ideas..
sendmail + exim, im using..
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I have this two mailserver's my 1(mx) connects to the internet directly.
My 2(mx) is in my local lan. I want to achieve that my 2(mx) will use 1(mx)
to
relay and sends email over the internet, recv of email is not my goal just
sending..
Any
On 0, louie miranda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have this two mailserver's my 1(mx) connects to the internet directly.
My 2(mx) is in my local lan. I want to achieve that my 2(mx) will use 1(mx)
to
relay and sends email over the internet, recv of email is not my goal just
sending..
Any
also sprach dman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002.05.25.0513 +0200]:
Solutions are :
add:
o TLS encryption and authentication. it's similar to SMTP-AUTH
except that your system uses a certificate to identify
itself, and it also encrypts the traffic.
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* dman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [25-05-2002 11:56]:
On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 07:46:16PM -0400, Daniel D Jones wrote:
| I can receive mail just fine but, since I certainly don't want to
| host an open relay, I can't send mail from my laptop.
Solutions are :
o remote-login to the system and
On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 12:30:12PM -0300, Carlos A P Gomes wrote:
| * dman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [25-05-2002 11:56]:
| On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 07:46:16PM -0400, Daniel D Jones wrote:
| | I can receive mail just fine but, since I certainly don't want to
| | host an open relay, I can't send mail from
* dman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [25-05-2002 13:03]:
It's possible. What are you trying?
I think there are 2 ways of doing this :
1) ssh to the box and run a mua there. This is no different from
sitting at the machine's console. (this is what I do since I
use a curses MUA in
On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 01:19:21PM -0300, Carlos A P Gomes wrote:
| * dman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [25-05-2002 13:03]:
| It's possible. What are you trying?
|
| I think there are 2 ways of doing this :
| 1) ssh to the box and run a mua there. This is no different from
| sitting at
I'm running qmail as my mail server, running POP3 and SMTP. Because I
occasionally travel on business, I have an address specifically for
remote access. When I leave, I set up my normal accounts to copy to my
travel account. I access the account from my laptop. The laptop is
sometimes plugged
hi ya daniel
fun stuff ...
- ssh and mutt seems to be the best...
- receiver of the emails see the email coming form your
normal accounts and domain names...
- web-based emails: webased.riddlemaster.org
- you cans end and receive emails from any ip#
to anybody
On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 07:46:16PM -0400, Daniel D Jones wrote:
| I can receive mail just fine but, since I certainly don't want to
| host an open relay, I can't send mail from my laptop.
Solutions are :
o remote-login to the system and work from there
(if your link is fast enough
On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 07:46:16PM -0400, Daniel D Jones wrote:
Is there a ready solution to this? Perhaps a modified SMTP setup where
access is controlled via a password? I know that this breaks
This is called Authenticated SMTP (ASMTP). I know for sure this is
supported in exim, I have it
On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 10:13:28PM -0500, dman wrote:
o POP-before-SMTP
another authentication mechanism whereby the server requires
you to first access your POP box (and authenticate) and then
assumes that, for a short while, that same IP is still you
A las buenas.
Por favor alguien me podría explicar que significa el
mail relay y el parámetro de sendmail sobre
relay-domains??. O bien decidme algún site donde lo
explique bien clarito porque en estos momentos tengo
un follón que pa qué ...
Gracias
El sábado, 24 feb 2001, a las 07:55, Carlos López contaba:
A las buenas.
Por favor alguien me podría explicar que significa el
mail relay y el parámetro de sendmail sobre
relay-domains??. O bien decidme algún site donde lo
explique bien clarito porque en estos momentos tengo
un follón
hi,
I want to relay incoming mail for domains that are not permanently online.
I want to receive mail for them and store till they appear on the net,
then transfer all the mail to them. Is there a way to do this with exim or
i have to install other software? How does the transfer work?
Thanks,
Hello,
I use Postfix as my mailerdaemon. I find it easy to install and maintain
and I did not really understand what exim wanted to know from me, so I
switched.
As far as I know it is also possible to store messages for domains which
are not online and send them automatically. There is also a
I guess this depends on how you want it to work. Are you looking for
store/forward per
domain?
Anthony Landreneau wrote:
Greetings,
I host several domains and would like to have my DNSs get and hold
mail
when remote WAN host drop off line. I had been using sendmail, but it has
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Anthony Landreneau wrote:
Greetings,
I host several domains and would like to have my DNSs get and hold mail
when remote WAN host drop off line. I had been using sendmail, but it has
become MUCH to complicated for this task. I am looking for a simple, yet
Greetings,
I host several domains and would like to have my DNSs get and hold mail
when remote WAN host drop off line. I had been using sendmail, but it has
become MUCH to complicated for this task. I am looking for a simple, yet
controllable, program that will relay mail for my hosted
On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 04:43:29PM +0200, Daniel Mashao wrote:
On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Martin Schulze wrote:
On Sat, Feb 14, 1998 at 09:03:34AM +0700, Wiria A Kusuma wrote:
Hello.., I would like to ask what are the terms spam mail and mail
relay? are they the same thing? how does it work
Hello.., I would like to ask what are the terms spam mail and mail
relay? are they the same thing? how does it work and how to prevent
them?, or may be you can point me to the right direction where I can
find more info about it...
thanks in advance
kusuma
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On Sat, Feb 14, 1998 at 09:03:34AM +0700, Wiria A Kusuma wrote:
Hello.., I would like to ask what are the terms spam mail and mail
relay? are they the same thing? how does it work and how to prevent
them?, or may be you can point me to the right direction where I can
find more info about
On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Martin Schulze wrote:
On Sat, Feb 14, 1998 at 09:03:34AM +0700, Wiria A Kusuma wrote:
Hello.., I would like to ask what are the terms spam mail and mail
relay? are they the same thing? how does it work and how to prevent
them?, or may be you can point me to the right
thanks for everything.., short and clear explanation.
Martin Schulze wrote:
They're not equal.
. Relayed Mail is delivered through an innocent system that accepts
such mail. It is delivered to senders outside of the local area
(including MX hosting c). Modern MTA's doesn't allow
In an attempt to save the world from disaster, Wiria A Kusuma wrote:
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thanks for everything.., short and clear explanation.
Martin Schulze wrote:
They're not equal.
. Relayed Mail is delivered through an innocent system that
Daniel Mashao [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thanks for the explanation. Now I would like to know how do I stop mail
relaying in smail. I heard some people say smail is the biggest culprit
and I need to get something like exim or sendmail.
Is smail that insecure? And how can I know I am secure?
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