Eric, You need to add restrictions to SMTP access in IIS. Open the IIS console. Go to SMTP, right mouse click and select properties. Select the access tab. The last section controls relays. You probably want to limit relays to a specific IP, like localhost.
HTH, Ken Smith Macromedia > System > Win2K > IIS > CFMX 6.1 > > Ok this is my taks today to get settled once an for all. I use CFMAIL > in my applications that I write and host on my own server. I do not > have any applications that accept mail. I simply use CFMAIL to send > emails based on users requests, i.e. Forgotten password, or submit a > question via form. > > I had all of this working before but then someone started slamming my > server trying to use the SMTP to relay emails. My log files were huge > and the server would come grinding to a halt. So I turned off SMTP. > But I also screwed around with the properties in hopes to get it > working again, (which I need to do desperately). So can someone point > me to somewhere or enlighten me the best way to set this up so I can > use this feature without my server crawling? > Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197745 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
