John,
Sort of depends on what else (prior to/after these errors started) the log
shows. If the SMTP session has reached the point where the remote is sending
'rcpt to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]', then they are looking for 'valid' users and no
mail is being accepted or sent. However if at least one valid address is
found, then the remote would have to get to the DATA command and complete
that (sending the email body), before any message is accepted by IMail. Only
then would IMail attempt to deliver the email.
Typically these kind of sessions end well before any DATA command is issued,
so no email was sent nor will IMail have anything to deliver.
Daniel Donnelly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Melchiori" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: [IMail Forum] Messages in log
> I am getting tons of log entries that are obviously people trolling for
> valid email addresses. They usually come in from a dummy domain (have
looked
> them up) and then try to send to maybe 50 emaill addresses under a domain
> name we host. Everytime the messages in the log show:
>
> ERR xxxxxxxxx.com invalid user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I am assuming that NO messages were sent out and that the system
identified
> and stopped any email intrusion since there was no other messages in the
> logs related to this.
>
> Am I correct?
>
> Thank you.
>
> john
>
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