Telnet to port 25 and send a message to someone in a domain other than those for which your Exchange Server accepts mail.
Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP Technical Consultant hp Services "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Shawn Connelly Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:50 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: exchange digest: December 13, 2002 I wondered about the SPAM in the OUT folder. How did it get there? Yet, I've tested for an Open Relay and come up clean every time. I've always assumed that SPAM in the outbox was just one of those weird things with Exchange Server and that the SPAM never actually gets sent out of my company. What the heck can I do besides use www.ordb.org for testing? SDC ----------------- Subject: RE: Exch5.5 - IMC (port 25) going down every morning (for past 3 week s) From: "Public Folder: Exchange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:32:37 -0800 X-Message-Number: 60 This sounds like it's right on the ball. If there is SPAM in your outbound queues, then you are being used as a SPAM relay, which is something you should REALLY avoid at all costs. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 > Posted At: Friday, December 13, 2002 3:23 PM > Posted To: Exchange > Conversation: Exch5.5 - IMC (port 25) going down every=20 morning >(for past 3 week s) > Subject: Re: Exch5.5 - IMC (port 25) going down every morning=20 (for >past 3 week s) =20 >=20 > Perhaps you should close your machine against relay. >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shawn Connelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:19 PM > Subject: Exch5.5 - IMC (port 25) going down every morning=20 > (for past 3 week > s) >=20 >=20 > > I am wondering if you have the same problem I am experiencing. > > > > Are you using Exchange 5.5? > > > > For the past 3 weeks, my IMC has been going down (port 25=20 > down) every=20 > > morning around 4am. In the out box, I'll always find about=20 > 10 or so=20 > > SPAM messages. Most of the time I can stop / start IMC and port > > 25=20 will come back alive, however, occasionally the stop / start > > method=20 doesn't work. I have found it necessary to clear out > > the=20 > SPAM first. > > > > Anyone else experience this. Previously, this problem would > > occur=20 about once in every five months but now it's every single > > day!! > > > > Shawn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Shawn Connelly, Network Engineer. Dipix Technologies Inc. 613-596-4942 x177 or dial extension 0 to page me. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ 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] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ 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]
