Sam writes:
> I still haven't seen the confirmation that this is what postfix is doing,
> and I think we should wait until there's an authoritative confirmation.
> If it turns out to be true, I find it to be incredibly dumb.
Evidently it is true. IBM Spam Mailer feature list so far:
* relaying from unauthorized hosts anywhere on the Internet, if the
system administrator falls into the trap of configuring relay
``control'' by name; and
* relaying from unauthorized nearby hosts, by default.
On the bright side, if a local user notices the system slowing down, he
can monitor the drop directory, decide that it's probably a spammer, and
destroy all new messages, without bothering to wake up the sysadmin.
``It's not a security disaster; it's an anti-spam feature!''
---Dan
