You are an open relay. anyone can send mail through you by faking your domain name in the headers. You need to block based on ipaddress and use smtp auth.
Chet On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:28:43 -0700, Slade Grove wrote: >We're having a problem with AOL's automated postmaster open relay >tester. > >Imail 7.12 platform. We have the smtp security set to relay for >local hosts >only. Then we have some hosts that are not setup within imail listed >within >the accept dot txt file. > >AOL's automated test system keeps tell us that we're an open relay, >but >technically, we're not. However, because AOL's system thinks that >we're >open, they are now blocking any and all mail from our server to any >user on >AOL. AOL users can send eMail to us, though. > >Anyone have any ideas on how to get around them? > >Thanks.. > >Slade @ Here Inc >www.hereinc.com > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ >_ >The HKSI-IMail Admin List is hosted by........ Humankind Systems, >Inc. >Questions, Comments or Complain like Hell.. >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message Archive............ http://www.mail- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To Manage your Subscription......... >http://humankindsystems.com/lists > ______________________________________________________________________ The HKSI-IMail Admin List is hosted by........ Humankind Systems, Inc. Questions, Comments or Complain like Hell.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Archive............ http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To Manage your Subscription......... http://humankindsystems.com/lists
