Right, I read that, which is why I checked it. But that is the only thing that has changed, and now very soon after, I have these reports of mail not going through due to this problem. I have to wonder if there is a relationship between the two.
Dan Horne, CCNA Web Services Administrator TAIS Web Wilcox World Travel & Tours [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. SPAM-FREE 1.0(2476) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Gordon > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] invalid users > > According to the manual the "auto deny" feature is "When selected, if more > than 512 characters are sent during anything but the SMTP DATA command, > the remote IP address is temporarily put in the "deny access" (Control > Access) file until you stop and restart the service. Sending more than 512 > characters in a command other than the SMTP DATA command would look like > an attempt to "hack" into your server. You will not see the address in the > "deny access" list, but it is reported in the log file. " > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan Horne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] invalid users > > > > > > OK, I'll check that out. I'm kind of skeptical, though, > > since there are > > SOOO many instances in the logs. I tell you what I did, > > though. A couple > > of days ago, before the first reported problem, I found and > > checked the > > option "Auto-deny possible hack attempts", hoping that this > > would fend off > > dictionary attacks on my server. Could this have caused the problem? > > > > Dan Horne, CCNA > > Web Services Administrator > > TAIS Web > > Wilcox World Travel & Tours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This email message, including any attachments, is for the > > sole use of the > > intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > > distribution is > > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > > contact the sender > > by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > SPAM-FREE 1.0(2476) > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Winberg > > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:50 PM > > > To: Dan Horne > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] invalid users > > > > > > Hello Dan, > > > > > > Thursday, February 12, 2004, 11:34:06 AM, you wrote: > > > > > > DH> I just opened a case with Ipswitch about this problem, > > but I thought > > > I'd > > > DH> share with the group in case anyone had seen this > > problem before. > > > > > > DH> I had a user complain about getting a "not local user, > > not a gateway" > > > error > > > DH> when trying to send to a Hotmail address. I verified > > that he was > > > AUTHing > > > DH> and had him test while I watched the logs with Wintail. > > I see that he > > > gets > > > DH> the following line in the logfile: > > > > > > DH> SMTPD (0B0600A0) [68.210.214.31] ERR mail.taisweb.net > > invalid user > > > DH> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > DH> Note that the final '>' is missing. A similar issue came up > > > yesterday. So > > > DH> I searched my log for today (at ~1:20PM) and came up > > with almost 6000 > > > DH> instances of this line and in EVERY CASE, there was no > > final '>'. > > > > > > DH> Does anyone know what could cause this? Does anyone > > have a solution > > > or an > > > DH> idea? > > > > > > DH> Dan Horne, CCNA > > > DH> Web Services Administrator > > > This happens when the client puts in the wrong email > > address somehow. > > > Check their address book for the offending address and fix it or > > > delete it and create it new. > > > > > > > > > > > > DH> Wilcox World Travel & Tours > > > DH> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > DH> ---------------------------------------------------- > > > DH> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > > DH> This email message, including any attachments, is for > > the sole use of > > > the > > > DH> intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > > privileged > > > DH> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure > > or distribution > > > is > > > DH> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > > please contact the > > > sender > > > DH> by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > > > DH> SPAM-FREE 1.0(2476) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > DH> To Unsubscribe: > > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > DH> List Archive: > > > DH> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > DH> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Best regards, > > > Scott mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > 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/ 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/
