On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:49:28 +0800 "Auyeung at Technet Systems"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But Collins is sending mail from @home (his ISP ) to
> linux.nf , that shouldn't fall
> into the category of 'relaying' and he shouldn't get this
> error
> --- unless he mis-configured his firewall ?
>
> Auyeung
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > 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.)
> >
Thanks to all who responded. I've learned a bunch. The error does not
repeat, so I assumed that either @home or linux.nf had a glitch of some
sort on that particular mail.
--
Collins Richey
Denver Area
Gentoo_rc5 XFCE
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