Here is the result of the telnet. telnet relay-test.mail-abuse.org Trying 168.61.4.13... Connected to relay-test.mail-abuse.org (168.61.4.13). Escape character is '^]'. /proj/maps/bin/in.relaytest: socket failed [Bad file descriptor] Connecting to 64.122.179.178 ... Connection closed by foreign host.
>>> Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/4/2005 11:38 AM >>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 08:06:32 -0600, "Larry Raab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have been giving a short amount of time to get a down and dirty exim / >dovecot server running so I am in need of some help. I have the server up and >running and routing mail to the 3 users who are going to get mail and they are >able to get it via POP3. My problem comes from the onslaught of messages from >.hk and .tw email address either trying to send to my server or use my server >as a relay. > >I set it up so it doesn't pass any of the mails through but it has now gotten >to the point where my exim is being delayed by about 3 hours because of all >the traffic. This looks _very_ wrong. Please telnet from the box to relay-test.mail-abuse.org and see whether you have built an open relay. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834 -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
