If you are using sendmail to serv the mail services, you should install
sendmail 8.9.1 . It already has relay mail protection by default.
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Rivaldo Moreira
Suporte Cyberland
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On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> Chuck Gadd wrote:
>
> > I currently have restricted access to my linux server using
> > hosts.deny and hosts.allow files.
> >
> > The hosts.deny uses
> > ALL : ALL
> >
> > And the hosts.allow uses
> >
> > ALL : Some.tcpip.addresses
> >
> > What do I need to do to allow people to check their mail thru the
> > pop server from any connected machine?
>
> Add
>
> in.pop3d: ALL
>
> to hosts.allow (assuming that the POP3 daemon is called in.pop3d).
>
> > Would this change make the machine vulnerable to spammers attempting
> > to relay mail thru us?
>
> No. POP3 allows users to download mail from their mailbox. It can't be
> used to relay mail.
>
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> Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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