Hi Scott, Thanks for the help.
VRFY is now disabled. I will go to dsbl.org; but I don't think it's fair that they can come snooping on my server to figure out that I'm a spam target but I have to go tell them when I've done something to hopefully change it :-) Peter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] open relay >I don't want to quibble but I've been asking why it is that I'm a spam >target; not maintaining that I'm not. Sorry, my mistake. >I found the relay for addresses button and have enabled that and >specified my lone server as the address. > >Does that do it? That does it. :) I would suggest going to http://www.dsbl.org and letting them know that you are no longer an open relay. >Should I disable the VRFY command and AUTH reporting? I would recommend disabling the VRFY, but not the AUTH. Disabling the VRFY will make it slightly more difficult for spammers to harvest addresses off your mailserver. If you disable SMTP AUTH reporting, though, you may not be able to relay mail if you use SMTP AUTH (which isn't an issue if you are sending mail from the one IP you entered in "Relay for Addresses", but it would be an issue if you tried relaying mail from another location). -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches both viruses and vulnerabilities in E-mail, with no annual licensing fees. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] 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/
