-Original Message-
From: C P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 26 June 2001 11:20
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: open relay
the problem is that even after running tcpserver it's
allowing open relay...
what could be the possible reasons
please suggest..
Use something
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 03:50:20PM +0530, C P wrote:
we are having problem regarding open relay. the tcp.smtp file looks like
20x.xx.xxx.x:allow,RELAYCLIENT=
127.0.0.1:allow,RELAYCLIENT=
tcp server has been started as
tcpserver -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -u 501 -g 2108 0 smtp
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:58:22PM +0100, Tanuj Shah wrote:
Use something like this:
127.0.0.1:allow,RELAYCLIENT=
20x.x.x.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=
:DENY
I just presume it's because there's no ':DENY' which blocks all else.
No, that will refuse connections from everywhere except the hosts
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:58:22PM +0100, Tanuj Shah wrote:
-Original Message-
From: C P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 26 June 2001 11:20
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: open relay
the problem is that even after running tcpserver it's
allowing open relay...
Bjorn Nilsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I need to allow open relay on my mail server for a certain domain eg:
*.somedomain.com. tcpserver does not seem to support domain names is there
some other way that I can do this?
You should be able to use
=.somedomain.com:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
Am Dienstag, 5. Dezember 2000 04:18 schrieb Bruce Guenter:
I believe relay-ctrl is the only one that supports Courier
IMAP, but other than that all the ones I'm aware of do the same thing.
Hmm, open-smtp's concept is so clear, easy and powerfull that it's really
easy to add support. I'm
Eric Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for some input on this as it relates to virtual hosting. My
users are all remote and I am trying to find a happy medium between security
and user-friendliness. Is there a way to ensure that unless the rcpt to: or
mail from: contain a local
Am Montag, 4. Dezember 2000 21:52 schrieb Amitai Schlair:
Eric Walters wrote:
I am looking for some input on this as it relates to virtual hosting. My
users are all remote and I am trying to find a happy medium between
security and user-friendliness. Is there a way to ensure that unless
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Subject:Re: Open Relay questionnaire
File: ATT00013.dat On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 02:24:39PM -0600, Eric
Walters wrote:
I am looking for some input on this as it relates to virtual hosting. My
users are all remote and I am trying to find a happy medium between
security
Based on Alex's comments this is still "security by obscurity" so I am less
vulnerable, but still vulnerable.
-Original Message-
From: schmonz [mailto:schmonz] On Behalf Of Amitai Schlair
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 2:52 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 4:16 PM
To: 'Alex Pennace'; 'Eric Walters'
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:RE: Open Relay questionnaire
That makes sense. I am getting the impression that most people support some
form of SMTP auth like Vpopmail? Any recommendations
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 3:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: Open Relay questionnaire
Eric Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am looking for some input on this as it relates to virtual hosting. My
users are all remote and I am trying to find a happy
smtp is outdated, it needs to be replaced
my 2c
- jeremy
At 04:25 PM 12/4/2000 -0500, you wrote:
On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 02:24:39PM -0600, Eric Walters wrote:
I am looking for some input on this as it relates to virtual hosting. My
users are all remote and I am trying to find a happy
Is there a compelling reason to use one form of smtp auth vs. another?
-Original Message-
From: Charles Cazabon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 3:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: Open Relay questionnaire
Eric Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED
On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 05:12:07PM -0600, Eric Walters wrote:
Is there a compelling reason to use one form of smtp auth vs. another?
If you're referring to the various SMTP-after-POP/IMAP packages, not
really. I believe relay-ctrl is the only one that supports Courier
IMAP, but other than that
http://www.abuse.net/relay.html is a good way.
Dave
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 7:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: open relay test
How do I check for open relay?
I saw something once with a simple test.
*duh* - telnetting into the world from our mail server is prohibited by
the firewall hehe.
mail-abuse.org accepts mail from me via that server tho (relay reports).
You're welcome to use my experimental tester at
http://www.abuse.net/relay.html. It's more or less the same tests
that the MAPS RSS
On 8 Sep 2000, John R. Levine wrote:
| (Friendly hint: if you ignore the ugly blinking message and send me
| mail anyway saying that the tester claimed that your system is an open
| relay because it accepted the test message, I'll write back and call
| you a moron.)
|
Hrmm.. i just ran the
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 02:07:25PM -0700, Eric Cox wrote:
[snip]
I am adding the non-colors, table feature.. I do not like the colors or
tags. GUI people like it.. I will add a Bool for the Graphics and table
format.. so that you can switch from either mode.. however as you reported
at
I imagine that more than one person on this list has spoken to ORBS
about their misleading relay test? How many people have ended up on the
ORBS list simply because their qmail installations accepted emails with
"%" or "!" in the To: field?
NO ONE!
ORBS tester requires the E-Mail to reach
"OK 2 NET - André Paulsberg" wrote:
I imagine that more than one person on this list has spoken to ORBS
about their misleading relay test? How many people have ended up on the
ORBS list simply because their qmail installations accepted emails with
"%" or "!" in the To: field?
NO ONE!
i tested your tester, thanks :)
(*erm*, wouldnt it be easier if you could copy/paste from the results page
without having to open the page source and seeing those *tons* of
color/font tags? :)
however, your test claims i am running an open relay due to these results:
MAIL FROM:([EMAIL
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 09:49:19AM -0400, Sean C Truman wrote:
Hey all,
I have put together a small OPEN relay tester. It runs the same test ORBS runs.
http://www.prodigysolutions.com/relay_test.html
It also states falsely that if a host that handles mail for the
"example.com"
oops sorry,
that was rather a temporary netscape problem that didnt let me copy/paste.
Also sprach wolfgang zeikat [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03.09.2000:
(*erm*, wouldnt it be easier if you could copy/paste from the
results page
without having to open the page source and
]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Open relay test.
i tested your tester, thanks :)
(*erm*, wouldnt it be easier if you could copy/paste from the results page
without having to open the page source and seeing those *tons* of
color/font tags? :)
however
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Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: Open relay test.
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 09:49:19AM -0400, Sean C Truman wrote:
Hey all,
I have put together a small OPEN relay tester. It runs the same test
ORBS runs.
http://www.prodigysolutions.com/relay_test.html
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 11:00:14AM -0400, Sean C Truman wrote:
I am adding the non-colors, table feature.. I do not like the colors or
tags. GUI people like it.. I will add a Bool for the Graphics and table
format.. so that you can switch from either mode.. however as you reported
at the
Also sprach Sean C Truman [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
03.09.2000:
But if ORBS runs the test
and it fails then you are added to the ORBS database..
i doubt that.
my server has repeatedly been tested by ORBS and is considered clean.
wolfgang
Message -
From: Magnus Bodin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: qmail list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Open relay test.
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 11:00:14AM -0400, Sean C Truman wrote:
I am adding the non-colors, table feature.. I do not like the colors
-abuse.org and you
will see what I am explaining.
Sean
- Original Message -
From: wolfgang zeikat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: Open relay test.
Also sprach Sean C Truman [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
03.09.2000
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 11:42:22AM -0400, Sean C Truman wrote:
Magnus,
I agree the ORBS test are dumb and don't really pertain to 95% of the
mail servers out there. But if you are in the ORBS database then some mail
is going to be rejected. This test is just a overall test so that all
*duh* - telnetting into the world from our mail server is prohibited by
the firewall hehe.
mail-abuse.org accepts mail from me via that server tho (relay reports).
wolfgang
Also sprach Sean C Truman [EMAIL PROTECTED] on
03.09.2000:
From your mail server just telnet to
Magnus,
Newbieproof the script.. Gottcha.. That all you had to say.. Sorry.. :)
Sean
- Original Message -
From: Magnus Bodin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: qmail list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: Open relay test.
On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 11:42
I imagine that more than one person on this list has spoken to ORBS
about their misleading relay test? How many people have ended up on the
ORBS list simply because their qmail installations accepted emails with
"%" or "!" in the To: field?
This seems extraordinarily stupid to me...
-Stephen-
Sean C Truman wrote:
I am adding the non-colors, table feature.. I do not like the colors or
tags. GUI people like it.. I will add a Bool for the Graphics and table
format.. so that you can switch from either mode.. however as you reported
at the bottom it is not considered a open relay..
"Stephen F. Bosch" wrote:
I imagine that more than one person on this list has spoken to ORBS
about their misleading relay test? How many people have ended up on the
ORBS list simply because their qmail installations accepted emails with
"%" or "!" in the To: field?
None. ORBS doesn't
Sean C Truman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I agree the ORBS test are dumb and don't really pertain to 95% of the
mail servers out there. But if you are in the ORBS database then some mail
is going to be rejected.
Except that ORBS doesn't actually add people who "fail" that test but
don't relay
send any e-mail to the outside word.
Bolivar,
- Original Message -
From: "Chris Johnson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Bolivar Diaz Galarza" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: "qmail list" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: Open Relay
On S
Quoting Bolivar Diaz Galarza ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Thanks for the tip, I read everything in the links you gave me, but still
doesn't work.
I checked the tcprules using tcprulescheck:
tcprulescheck /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb 200.38.239.65
and the response is:
rule 200.38.239.:
set environment
processes
Bolivar,
- Original Message -
From: "Aaron L. Meehan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "qmail list" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: Open Relay
Quoting Bolivar Diaz Galarza ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Thanks for the tip, I read every
ot; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Aaron L. Meehan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "qmail list" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Open Relay
Sorry I mispelled it in the e-mail, but in the system is right, the rule
looks like this:
200.38.239.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=&
Bolivar Diaz Galarza:
Please help because I am even having a hard time sending e-mail to this list
and I do not understand what is going on, as soon as I place the rcpthosts
file in /var/qmail/control with the name of my servers
i just tried to check the conditions given and found that my
On Sat, Jun 10, 2000 at 03:58:20PM -0600, Bolivar Diaz Galarza wrote:
I am running an open relay because I took out the file
/var/qmail/control/rcpthosts. I took it out because if I copy whatever is in
locals (I don't have any virtual domains) and place it in rcpthosts, I can
not send any
Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:49:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (warning-timeout)
Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is just a guess, because you haven't given us enough information to
go on, but perhaps just because qmail-smtpd is not immediately aborting
with an error after the RCPT TO: portion of the smtp transaction, you think
that's relaying. It's not a
On the qmail list [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am using Qmail and I want to receive mail for "mynet.com.pk" and want =
to forward it to our another mailserver=20
"welcome.mynet.com.pk" for relaying.
OK.
But I want to make the Qmail an =
open relay too.
Umm, no. Trust me, you do not want to do
Juan E Suris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I followed the installation as per LWQ, but I my SMTP is allowing relaying,
with only localhost on rcpthosts file. Here's my tcp.smtp content:
127.0.0.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
216.42.24.88:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
What could be wrong?
Why do you think
At 01:16 27.1.2000 -0500, you wrote:
| Hi
| I'm a new qmail user having a problem with relays. I'm using tcpserver
| with 3 domains in rcpthosts and the following in etc/tcp.smtp
|
| 192.168.1.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
| 127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
|
| According to what I've read, this should allow
Jeff Mayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
192.168.1.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
According to what I've read, this should allow only users with 192.168.1.*
to use my server as a relay.
That's correct.
But when I test remotely, the test messages are allowed through.
Any
| Hi
| I'm a new qmail user having a problem with relays. I'm using tcpserver
| with 3 domains in rcpthosts and the following in etc/tcp.smtp
|
| 192.168.1.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
| 127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
|
| According to what I've read, this should allow only users with 192.168.1.*
| to use my
You don't need that. allow is the default.
As someone else pointed out, his problem is that he has no rcpthosts file.
--Adam
On Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 01:16:40AM -0500, Keith Warno wrote:
| Hi
| I'm a new qmail user having a problem with relays. I'm using tcpserver
| with 3 domains in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have read somewhere that you can sen your SMTP server to only allow
mail from specific addresses???
I don't know if you read that somewhere or not. How should I know?
It's certainly possible to restrcit access to your SMTP server.
If this is so - how do you allow
On the qmail list [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ORBS obviously succeeds testing:
Not at all obvious, no.
I don't actually know if this mail is delivered. But they pretend...
Who pretends? ORBS knows very well that most qmail servers do
not relay. Those who (are (mis)configured to) relay don't
generally mail sent to postmaster go to a mailbox which is never checked,
some ppl even redirect those mails to /dev/null. try informing the root
about this...
If they aren't reading postmaster email, they probably aren't reading root
email (if there is even a root account) either.
On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 01:09:43PM +0200,
dd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
errm, again "generally" mail sent to root is fwd'ed to admin's account.
if not, this is a sign of carelessness to me.
On various unix systems. However not all systems are unix systems.
The RFC defined contact address is
On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 09:28:17AM -0600, Mate Wierdl wrote:
What do you guys do when you find an open relay?
(I already sent a message to postmaster with no response)
I usually let the upstream connectivity provider know aswell.
james
--
James Raftery (JBR54) - Programmer Hostmaster IE
What do you guys do when you find an open relay?
(I already sent a message to postmaster with no response)
Is there a forum to report this?
generally mail sent to postmaster go to a mailbox which is never checked,
some ppl even redirect those mails to /dev/null. try informing the root
generally mail sent to postmaster go to a mailbox which is never checked,
some ppl even redirect those mails to /dev/null. try informing the root
about this...
The staff at our installation tries to check postmaster mail, but with between
1000 and 11000 Email usually in it, it takes a
I usually just cc postmaster and send mail to admin/abuse. It gets a response
more often that way I find. Or lookup the tech contact for the domain and ignore
postmaster.
Greg Moeller wrote:
generally mail sent to postmaster go to a mailbox which is never checked,
some ppl even redirect
On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 08:55:08PM +0200,
dd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What do you guys do when you find an open relay?
(I already sent a message to postmaster with no response)
Is there a forum to report this?
generally mail sent to postmaster go to a mailbox which is never
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