But why does qmail allow for this type of address to be accepted as ok?
RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[199.175.103.1]>
What normal use would there be for such a message construct?
I'm sorry for the questions, but I need to make sure that I will not be
used as a relay again, and I would like to know more about how it was used
in the first place.
Thanks again.
At 03:43 PM 7/18/00 -0400, Adam McKenna wrote:
>On Tue, Jul 18, 2000 at 12:34:27PM -0700, Robert Spraggs wrote:
> > I know. I had a misconfiguration problem earlier, and I am trying to
> > rectify the situation. I was wondering if it was possible to setup the
> > qmail so I do not have this problem in the future. I figure that if I
> > disable that feature in the qmail, then I should knock out about 99% of
> the
> > possible ways that a spammer could use my system as a relay again.
>
>The only way qmail relays a message is if RELAYCLIENT is (explicitly) set, or
>if the RCPT domain is in rcpthosts. That is the ONLY way qmail will relay a
>message. There are no vulnerabilities in qmail which allow spammers to relay
>messages through your server if it is configured properly. If you want to be
>removed from ORBS/RSS then you should inform them that your servers have been
>secured.
>
>I have been running qmail for years along with many other people on this list
>and I have never had trouble with ORBS or RSS.
>
>--Adam
