OK.... I am reviewing the logs(I am not an SMTP wiz....) and most of it
looks normal. However I get blocks in the SMTP logs which look like
this.

2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionResponse
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 -
220-rly-me07.mx.aol.com+ESMTP+mail_relay_in-me07.3;+Thu,+24+Apr+2008+21:
32:46+-0400 SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionCommand
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 EHLO mail.DOMAINNAME.com SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 193.17.41.45 OutboundConnectionResponse
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 - 450+Please+try+later SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 193.17.41.45 OutboundConnectionCommand
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 RSET - SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 66.249.83.27 OutboundConnectionResponse
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 - 250+2.1.0+Flushed+h36si2306851wxd.29 SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionResponse
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 - 250-rly-me07.mx.aol.com+mail.DOMAINNAME.com SMTP -
-
2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionCommand
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionResponse
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 - 250+OK SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionCommand
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SMTP - -
2008-04-25 01:32:45 64.12.138.88 OutboundConnectionResponse
MY-MAIL-SERVER - 25 - 550+MAILBOX+NOT+FOUND SMTP - -

Obviously it is trying some form of relaying.  The actual block is
pretty large and then seems to revert back to semi-normal mail traffic.

Is there something in particular I should be looking for?  You mentioned
a web site compromise. Is there something specific that would signify
that?  

Thanks






-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:32 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: E-mail/Spam blasts on Exch 2003

You need to hit the Exchange logs and see where the message is
originating from. Perhaps a web server you have that has been
compromised and is relaying through your Exchange server. Or a users
Outlook....

Hit the Exchange logs.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Stafford
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:29 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: E-mail/Spam blasts on Exch 2003
>
> No..I am not an open relay.   I have tested and we are not.  I also
> used
> mxtoolbox.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Holstrom, Don
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:05 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: E-mail/Spam blasts on Exch 2003
>
> I have been using mxtoolbox.com, for, among other things, to test if
my
> e-mail server allows relays. Has anyone experienced any reason I
> shouldn't be using this nice site?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Brett
> Fernicola
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:57 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: E-mail/Spam blasts on Exch 2003
>
> Do you allow relaying; make sure you're not an open relay. Only allow
> authenticated Outlook clients to send email from your server.  This
> will
> stop most inside garbage email Trojans, unless the Trojan is smart
> enough to piggy back off of outlook.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Dave
> Stafford
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:45 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: E-mail/Spam blasts on Exch 2003
>
> Hopefully someone can give me some help or guidance.
>
> I am having a problem with my 2003 Exchange server (on a Win2k3 box)
> where I will get a blast of NDR's all with the same subject. This last
> 15 -10 minutes and then stops for anywhere from a few hours to 3 days
> and then happens again.  Thought someone was spoofing me at first but
I
> was able to match up a lot of the outbound errors in the error log
with
> messages getting bounced back.  It appears to be sending from my mail
> server.
>
> I have done numerous scans with almost everyone's AV package out there
> (Symantec, Sophos, Kaspersky etc...)  and came up with one or two
> little
> things but most were easily removed and did not appear to be of the
> type
> that would fit this kind of activity. Anyone have any thoughts on
> what's
> going on or how to isolate the issue.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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