Uh, ok... so how does a small business owner that has a site I developed and host, do this then? They're just using Eudora, or Outlook or Netscape Mail... And how do I check that this is required on my mail server?
At 06:18 PM 6/25/03, you wrote: >The correct configuration is "SMTP AUTH" where the user must send along >his user >name and password in order to access your server. > >Relaying of any other kind is verboten, and will get your system blocked. > > >====================================== >Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! >For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com >ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 >====================================== >If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rafael Alan Bleiweiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:20 PM >Subject: WAY OT - Setting Mail Server to block relaying > > >| If anyone can point me in a direction or to a mailing list on topic, I >| would greatly appreciate it. >| >| I'm trying to breath life into my web work again, and this week discoverd >| that my little mail server IP (I'm running Post.office) was added to a >| "SpamWatch" list (ORDB.org) and I immediately got a call from a client that >| their email was rejected from a foriegn host because that host uses the >| ORDB service. >| >| After two hours of trying to understand email relaying, I had no choice at >| the moment to stop ALL relaying to get off that server. This however is >| completely unrealistic from how I understand relaying to work for clients... >| >| Let's say I've got a client in California, who has a return address of one >| of my local accounts, but hey, they're not sending email from inside my >| network, so I originally said only allow relaying for mail with local >| domain names in the FROM field... >| >| With spammers spoofing good FROM fields these days, ORDB says - no go.... >| so then I think my only choice is to allow specific IP's... but how am I >| supposed to know what IP a client is using if they're on a dial up account, >| say through AOL or PacBell, or some little host in Iowa that forces dynamic >| changing IPs with each log-on? >| >| Their IP changes. Surely I can't let ALL AOL IPs through or ALL PacBell >| IPs through... there's got to be spammers on one or both of those right? >| >| So how do I deal with this? What is the correct configuration? >| >| Just as a side note - last year, before I even understood about relaying at >| ALL, I had allowed ALL mail through, and of course, my server flooded one >| day to the point of shutdown because some spammer found my server as an >| open invitation! SO I truly need and want to do what's right here... hey - >| I already get over 500 spam emails a day filtering through my local >| workstation ya know? >| >| Rafael >| >| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
