On Friday, September 3, 2004, 15:08:51, Cycle Rider wrote: > Blackice is reporting hundreds of TCP probes to port > 25 on my mail server. The counts are usually about 3 > attempts from the same IP. > > Will a mail server verifying an account exists on my > imail server cause this behavior? Is there ever a > circumstance where it would be normal for a TCP probe > on port 25?
Sure if you're a spammer sniffing around for an unguarded e-mail server. > I'm trying to understand if I should let blackice keep > blocking those probes or allow them? I don't want to > block valid mail servers from delivering to us. What's blackice's definition of a 'probe' vs. a legitimate MUA trying to deliver mail? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." � Ambassador Kosh 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/
