On the subject of emails from "<>", RFC2821 says your mailer must accept them. It neededn't do anything with them, though.
There's a surprisingly large number of misconfigured mailers which bounce them, alas. Phil --------------------------------------------- Phil Randal Network Engineer Herefordshire Council Hereford, UK > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 May 2003 15:58 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > If it's originator is <> they're NDRs and the likes - they > can be safely > deleted. > > You might want to keep an eye on http://www.openrbl.org to > make sure you > don't creep onto more DNSBLs as people receive stuff that may > have been sent > through your server and report it to Spamcop and the likes. > > Some lists you'll be able to get removed from, some you're > stuck on simply > for being with QWest. > > regards, > Paul > -- > Paul Hutchings > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > Tel: 024 7635 5378, Fax: 024 7635 8378 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 29 May 2003 15:52 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > I saw about 50 or so. I'm still getting items in the queue > > with a blank > > originator. Is this to be expected? What happens to these items? > > > > Skip Taylor, MCSE > > Network Administrator > > Jordan, Jones, and Goulding > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:46 AM > > To: Exchange Discussion > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > Nope, rejects relay attempts using sam spade. > > > > If you've not already done so check your outbound queue - you > > don't want to > > find there's 10,000 spams in there :-) > > > > regards, > > Paul > > -- > > Paul Hutchings > > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > > Tel: 024 7635 5378, Fax: 024 7635 8378 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 29 May 2003 15:44 > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > I unchecked "Hosts and clients connecting to these internal > > > addresses" and > > > restarted the IMS. Still relaying? > > > > > > Skip Taylor, MCSE > > > Network Administrator > > > Jordan, Jones, and Goulding > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:42 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussion > > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > I think the "Hosts and clients connecting to these internal > > > addresses" is > > > your problem - you don't need it ticked (or I should say it > > > isn't ticked > > > here and doesn't affect inbound email). > > > > > > regards, > > > Paul > > > -- > > > Paul Hutchings > > > Network Administrator, MIRA Ltd. > > > Tel: 024 7635 5378, Fax: 024 7635 8378 > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 29 May 2003 15:35 > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > > > > On the Routing tab "Reroute incoming SMTP mail (required for > > > > POP3/IMAP4 > > > > support)is checked. > > > > In the field below Sent to: has our domain of jjg.com and > > > Route to: is > > > > <inbound> > > > > > > > > The Routing Restrictions are as follows: > > > > Hosts and clients that successfully authenticate is not checked. > > > > Host and clients with these IP addresses is checked and > > > > populated with 3 > > > > internal addresses for Canon Image Runner copiers that can > > > send email. > > > > Hosts and clients connecting to these internal addresses is > > > > checked with the > > > > Internal IP address of our exchange server. > > > > Specify the hosts and clients that can NEVER route mail > is empty. > > > > > > > > Skip Taylor, MCSE > > > > Network Administrator > > > > Jordan, Jones, and Goulding > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:29 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussion > > > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > > > > Still open... What's that tab say now exactly? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Posted At: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:23 AM > > > > Posted To: swynk > > > > Conversation: Open Relay Help > > > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure I did but restarted once more to make sure. Can you > > > > try again? > > > > > > > > Skip Taylor, MCSE > > > > Network Administrator > > > > Jordan, Jones, and Goulding > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:13 AM > > > > To: Exchange Discussion > > > > Subject: RE: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > > > > You're still an open relay. Did you restart the IMS after > > making the > > > > changes described in the article? > > > > > > > > Describe your settings on this tab as well in detail: > > > > http://www.exchangeadmin.com/Files/04/7696/Screen_04.gif > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Taylor, Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Posted At: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:06 AM > > > > Posted To: swynk > > > > Conversation: Open Relay Help > > > > Subject: Open Relay Help > > > > > > > > > > > > Apparently my mail server has been listed as an Open Relay at > > > > http://njabl.org/. > > > > > > > > I've followed the instructions listed in the following FAQ, > > > and still > > > > get listed as an open relay. > > > > > > > > 3.73 Q: How can I configure my Exchange server so it can't be > > > > used as an > > > > open relay? > > > > A: > http://www.exchangeadmin.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7696 > > > > > > > > > > > > My server is as follows: > > > > Windows 2000 SP2 > > > > Exchange 5.5 SP4 > > > > Trend Micro's ScanMail and EManager are installed and current > > > > on version > > > > and pattern files. > > > > > > > > I have been unsuccessful in finding and searching the > > archives. 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