I have a client with a problem similar to this but we think he is being spoofed. How does one stop this? He isn't running an MTA.
Larry Price ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > >> From: Tom Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:14:54 -0700 (PDT) >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: spamming >> >> >> ** This message was sent from the EUGLUG message board. Since ** >> ** the person who submitted this question may not be on the ** >> ** mailing list, please reply directly or on the message board: ** >> ** http://www.euglug.org/board.phtml?id=232 ** >> >> my server is being used to spam. What can I do to stop this from >> happening? I am fairly new to linux. Thanks for the help > >If your mail server is set up as an open relay (so that anyone can connect >to it and send mail) you need to close this fast; take the machine in >question off the network before reconfiguring it. > >Now; we'll need to know what MTA you are using as there are some fairly >idiosyncratic mail configuration formats out there. >likely ones would be sendmail,qmail,exim,postfix, etc. > > > > > -- Bob Crandell Assured Computing When you need to be sure. Voice 541-689-9159 FAX 240-371-7237 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.assuredcomp.com Eugene, Or. 97402
