SMTP AUTH is not a truly closed relay. Setting your server for relay for
local IP addresses only will close your mail server relaying bogus mail for
the outside world.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damian Sanguine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 6:29 AM
Subject: [IMail Forum] orbl.org
> I checked against their database, and it appears that my mail server was
an
> open relay (and it is not, I use SMTP AUTH and the relay is totally
close).
>
> I run the test to see if my email is an open relay and orbl.org replies
> this:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> --------------------
> >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun 8 04:20:29 2001
> X-UIDL: ,\+#!hJ$!!=+d!!blR!!
> Return-Path:
> Received: from mail.fis.com (mail.fis.com [206.65.164.38])
> by orbl.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id EAA06257
> for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 04:20:29 -0700
> From: Open Relay Black List Probe
> Received: from oemcomputer [204.177.81.2] by mail.fis.com
> (SMTPD32-6.06) id A51838E0222; Fri, 08 Jun 2001 20:20:56 +0900
> Subject: Open Relay Black List Probe
> X-Mailer: ORBL
> Message-Id: <200106082020967.SM01084@oemcomputer>
> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:21:44 +0900
> Status: RO
> X-Status:
> X-Keywords:
> X-UID: 5270
>
> Is this an open mail relay?
>
> >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun 8 04:20:44 2001
> X-UIDL: N/3!!9QZ!!8mm"!/9,"!
> Return-Path:
> Received: from notes1.walbridge.com (port3.net102.bignet.net
[206.67.102.3])
> by orbl.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id EAA06261
> for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 04:20:44 -0700
> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 04:20:44 -0700
> From: Open Relay Black List Probe
> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> what's the problem? I do not understand what they want to probe with
this...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Damian
>
>
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