[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 01/18/2004 02:59:33 PM: > How common is it for MTA's to not send a: > helo or etrn commnad?
Not very common for MTA. This likely somtone/thing probing your network. > > I see this in my logs: > did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to MTA > > Assuming you are using sendmail, will it even accept the mail if a valid > helo or ehlo command is not received? Nope. try telnetting to your server on port 25. and issuing a mail from command. It should complain that it did not receive a HELO or EHLO first. > What MTA server would be doing this? None. > > Can you reject on this? What's to reject? _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
