Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner - scanning mail servers

2002-12-31 Thread Brian
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:06:15 -0600 "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian wrote: > > I noticed in my mail server logs that about a dozen or so scans came > > from relay=securityscan.sec.rr.com. They were all attempts to relay > > E-Mail through my mail server. > > [snip] > > >

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
Did a quick check with a legal type... asked him that given this admission by roadrunner if he thought he could win the case. His off the record answer. "When do you want to file the suite." This is not just in violation of a number of state laws... it's also apparently in violation of Federal La

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-31 Thread Guy Van Sanden
Hello Brian Just a small note, scanning your server is an illegal action they took. Individuals have been prosecuted for doing far less. I know of one guy that got prosecuted for connecting to the mailserver of some admin to send him an Email that the admin's box was infected with a trojan, and a

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-30 Thread Bill Beauchemin
Your correct. Thanks :) > > To relay in postfix you have to do several things...the compiled > default doesn't let mail through except from the same subnet and > from localhost. Mandrake's default configuration doesn't change > that. You'd probably want to go through /etc/postfix/main.cf a

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-30 Thread Vox
This time Bill Beauchemin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> becomes daring and writes: > Speeking of reralying mail. Where is it in postfix that turns relaying > off. I want to make damn sure that im not a relay. I dont think I am but > just want to check. To relay in postfix you have to do several things.

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-30 Thread Bill Beauchemin
Speeking of reralying mail. Where is it in postfix that turns relaying off. I want to make damn sure that im not a relay. I dont think I am but just want to check. > I only wish more people would set up their mailservers as such. We would > all be so much better off. Thanks for sharing the letter.

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner - scanning mail servers

2002-12-30 Thread J. Craig Woods
Brian wrote: I noticed in my mail server logs that about a dozen or so scans came from relay=securityscan.sec.rr.com. They were all attempts to relay E-Mail through my mail server. I contacted them asking what this was. They basically said they were going to scan every mail server that sent mai

[expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner - scanning mail servers

2002-12-30 Thread Brian
I noticed in my mail server logs that about a dozen or so scans came from relay=securityscan.sec.rr.com. They were all attempts to relay E-Mail through my mail server. I contacted them asking what this was. They basically said they were going to scan every mail server that sent mail to anyone at