What he said is that "relay for addresses" and "no relay" are the only two options that protect your mail server from being an open relay--the other options do not. You can use the "no relay" option if you are using SMTP Auth, otherwise, "relay for addresses" is the way to go.
Bill -----Original Message----- From: Bennie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] HELP: I just got listed on ORDB Scott, Are you saying that "relay for address" is not a good idea.. We have customer that has a static IP address with a different provider but we provide their mail and webspace..... I have their Static IP listed in my allowed addresses.... Bennie ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] HELP: I just got listed on ORDB > > >I have my IMail set to "Relay for local hosts only" > > To make sure that you are not an open relay, you can either use IMail's > "Relay for addresses" (in which case you would enter a list of "safe" IP > addresses that your users may come from; anyone not coming from those safe > IPs would need to use SMTP AUTH), or "No mail relay" (which really means > that everyone must use SMTP AUTH). Note that relay setting apply only to > outgoing E-mail, so no matter what your settings are, your users will still > be able to get mail. > > Any other relay options will allow spammers to send mail through your > server. In the case of "Relay for local hosts", IMail will allow spammers > to send unlimited spam if they pretend to be using a return address on one > of your domains. > > Are you running Declude Hijack (which would limit the amount of mail that a > spammer could send)? > -Scott > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web > site at http://www.declude.com . > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com . --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
