On Wednesday 11 July 2001 17:25, Collins Richey wrote:
> [ snips ]
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> On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:52:28 -0700 (PDT) Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> wrote:
> > --- Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Any clue why I got the following? The mail in question was actually
> > > delivered to the group. I've never gotten anything like this from my
> > > mail
> > >
> > > Recipient: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Reason: 5.7.1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Relaying denied
> > >
> > >
> > > Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > if you feel this message to be in error.
> >
> > I think you should be asking [EMAIL PROTECTED], since they're the ones
> > who dumped the error.
>
> I will. I just thought somebody here might know what "relaying denied"
> means.
That's the easy part.. Spammers love to find smtp servers that are 'open'
meaning they can point their outgoing email to some poor schmuck's open
server and send their crap to the world. This is called 'relaying' because a
user connected to one ISP is sending email through the server of another ISP.
Therefore, most servers now are 'closed' meaning that someone connected to
@home.com can't point to the smtp server of earthlink.net and shove their
email off on the world. Only earthlink customers can use that server (unless
others are also authorized.)
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+ Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 07/11/01 23:23 +
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"No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish."
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