And this should prevent the "false sending"? I can't believe that it is that wide open... <sigh>
Todd -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Graveen Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Spoof problem? At 10:12 PM 5/2/2005, you wrote: >Thanks, everyone, for your feedback. > >Jeff mentioned the .zip virus file, which is a lot of what it is (seen >through the returned messages). It just started today but regardless, >if it can happen at random, I worry about what will happen when someone >really tries. > >Michael, I had wondered about being an open relay. However, if I >choose relay for addresses, how are my remote people going to be able to send? >I'm talking about a server that has 50 virtual domains. I know that's >probably the dumbest question asked today (or maybe longer!) but I just >don't know. This was thrown at me, as is, and I'm learning as I go. > >I really do appreciate your feedback! > >Todd Todd, Your mail clients should be using SMTP Auth to connect to the mail server. Their user names and passwords will be their validation for sending mail through the server. Hope this helps. Mike --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] 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/
