In the old days, relay for IP was considered safe. No longer, it is now considered open to spammers if you are including your IPs used for dialup, DSL whatever.
The reason is as you are experiencing users computers become infected with viruses and spamware and such and become spammers. You are then allowing that spammer to freely relay. John T eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris McElroy > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Relaying > > I have it locked down to My IP Networks only, but I want an easy to push > people to auth against my box. > > Thanks, > > Kris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Barnes > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Relaying > > Kris, > > If you are not requiring SMTP AUTH ONLY, you are an OPEN RELAY and a > SPAMMERS PARADISE! > > Enable SMTP AUTH NOW! and make people authenticate! > > Bruce Barnes > ChicagoNetTech Inc > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris McElroy > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:36 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Relaying > > > We provide both dialup and wireless access. In the past we allowed relaying > based on IP to our Mail server, with dialup not a big deal. No with > Wireless we are getting a few people who are getting hijacked, spyware, > whatever and are spewing 1000's of messages at our server. Are most of you > on this list going to SMTP Auth Only or are you doing something else to > prevent this from happening? > > > > > Thanks, > > Kris > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
