The messages following the path you describe are not relaying across the SMTP interface but instead are exiting the org via the IMS; totally different story.
There is the possiblity that it was a spammer masquerading as one of your users. His attempted relay failed and the message went to the supposed user. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blunt, James H (Jim)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:36 PM Subject: RE: How to hide IMS > Daniel, > > Exactly...that's what I'm talking about...I think. This has happened > several times when people are attempting to send a new mail from Outlook > 98/2000/XP to an SMTP addy out on the Internet, i.e. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] What looks like is happening, is that the e-mail > is using the organization-level IMS connector, instead of the site-level > connector. It seems to go from the originator's mail server across our > bridgehead to their bridgehead and then out thru their IMS. When that > happens, I believe it was an "Error 550 - Relaying Denied" error message > that I got. > > POP3 and IMAP are not enabled for our clients. > > Sorry, it's been long enough since it happened and it was a low enough > priority that I deleted the NDR months ago. > > Will someone pass the ketchup? I get the funny feeling that I'm going to > wind up eating this answer, due to stupidity. > > Jim Blunt > "Some people's kids...books and books and books and books, and all they do > is eat the covers!" > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 3:52 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: How to hide IMS > > > No, that's not the cause. > > More than likely you'll find the NDR arose from a user in your department > trying to relay through their server using POP3/IMAP client (both of which > use SMTP to send). The scope you're talking about only deals with who can > send _out_ your IMC. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blunt, James H (Jim)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:47 PM > Subject: RE: How to hide IMS > > > > Oh crud puppies!!! > > > > First, let's take into account here that I'm not the one that set up > > this Exchange site...I inherited it from the prior administrator. > > Second, > let's > > take into account that I just had TWO molars extracted at the > > dentist's > and > > am on more Advil than I can count. Ok...with that said, let me ask my > > question. > > > > Description: We work at a Dept of Energy (DOE) location. One of the > other > > contractors here was responsible for setting up the original Exchange > > organization and still administers the organization. We are a > > completely separate company, but we are a site within their org. > > Every once in > awhile, > > I will get an NDR back from them, stating that relaying is not allowed > > through (what looks like to me) their IMS. > > > > Question: Is this because I have the address space for our site IMS > > set > to > > "*", with the scope set to "organization" instead of "site"? > > > > Jim Blunt > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:11 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: How to hide IMS > > > > > > Set the address space scope to "Site" rather than "Organisation". > > > > Neil Hobson > > > > Silversands > > http://www.silversands.co.uk > > Microsoft Gold Certified Partner > > For Enterprise Systems > > For Collaborative Solutions > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Aguet, Pierre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Posted At: 24 January 2002 17:10 > > Posted To: Exchange Mailing List > > Conversation: How to hide IMS > > Subject: How to hide IMS > > > > > > Hello dear Exchangers, > > > > I'd like to ''hide'' my IMS from the other sites in my org. How can I > > do it ? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Best Regards > > > > Peter > > > > - Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today, > > - because if you enjoy it today you can do it again tomorrow. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. > > Any view or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do > > not necessarily represent those of Silversands, or any of its > > subsidiary companies. 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