Problem is our crew is spread out all over the country, so I can't do anything by IP (especially since a couple of us are on cable modems with DHCP). So I figure Relay For Addresses is out. I'll give No Mail Relay a whirl and see if it does the trick.
Adam At 03:00 AM 10/4/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >I decided to make sure our server was kosher by letting ORDB run a test on > >our box (209.235.0.58). Right now SMTP Security is set to "Relay Mail for > >Local Hosts Only." > >The other name for that is "Relay Mail for All Spammers who are Willing to >Forge an Address on my Domain". > > >I've never had a problem with spamming or anything else. > >You are quite lucky. > > >However ORDB tells me "Your submitted host 209.235.0.58 has been > >classified as an open relay and > >is now stored in our database." What's the deal here?? What am I doing > wrong? > >You're allowing spammers to use your mail server for free, but on the >condition that they forge a return address on your domain. Lots of >spammers probably skip over your server because of that, but sooner or >later they will start using it. And then you'll know why "Relay for Local >Hosts" is such a bad option: Not only will you deal with the normal >problems of a spam attack, but you'll also receive tons of "hate mail" >because the *receipients* of the spam will think that *you* sent it to them. > >Use "Relay for Addresses" or "No Mail Relay" and you'll be all set. > > -Scott Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
