good idea! thanks! i'm thinking of that too... i though no one thinks like that !.. ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Harvy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 06 November 2003 09:52 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted
> First of all you need to get out of panic mode - go and have a beer. > > Then you need to turn relay of for everyone. Don't worry about your > customers - wait for them to complain (almost all won't - it will be > interesting for you to find out who do and why they do). > > Then send an email to the blacklist or log on to their web site and have > yourself un-blacklisted. > > Then rationally examine your Imail setup and slowly open your system up > again for legit IP addresses etc. > > If you do what you are thinking of then you will likely lose most of your > customers anyway! > > _____________________________________ > Glen Harvy > Aquarius Communications > for all your Internet Needs. > Phone 9977 3788 Fax 9977 3844 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mohd Izham > > Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2003 12:31 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > > > > currently i have more than 5000 users. need to notify them first > > how to set > > the smtp auth thingy. not all of them are techie, this will make my day > > miserable... :( and it will take some time... any other alternative way ? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Tolmachoff (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, 06 November 2003 09:15 AM > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > > > > Wrong. The only absolute safe option is no relay. By selecting relay for > > addresses, you are allowing anyone from that IP address to freely send > > millions of messages to everyone. > > > > Of course, many times you have to allow relay for address. In > > doing so, you > > must make sure of what goes on at that IP. > > > > John Tolmachoff > > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > > eServices For You > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Gregg > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:12 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > > > > Always set imail to 'relay for addresses'. It is the *only* > > safe option. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > David Gregg > > > dgSoft Internet Services > > > Web hosting, Email outsourcing, Dedicated and shared infrastructure > > > solutions. > > > (949) 584-1514 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mohd Izham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:07 PM > > > Subject: [IMail Forum] my server got blacklisted > > > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > > this morning i've got several report from customers that my server got > > > > blacklisted. I''ve checked at dnsstuff.com and it is true !? I've set > > > "Relay > > > > for local users only". I've done testing it and it seems > > imail does not > > > > check the users properly. > > > > > > > > i have a domain 21stcentury.tc, the user "mine" is not a > > valid user. the > > > > primary domain is barbera3.skali.net and my user "izham" is a valid > > > user. > > > I > > > > telnet to the server (port 25) and the mail from is > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > and > > > > the rcpt to is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and it seems the mails go > > > through. > > > > it makes me wonder why... > > > > > > > > please help. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/ > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] > > > 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/ > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus] 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/
