On Fri, Jul 21, 2000 at 05:04:59PM +0800, Philip, Tim (CNBC Asia) wrote:
> orbs.org recently tested our qmail server, I mailed them and they advised
> that our server could be used as a "proxy mailbomb relay". By this they
> mean that a message with a forged FROM: address and multiple bad
> RCPT TO: addresses will generate multiple non-delivery reports being
> sent to the forged FROM: address. Is it possible to stop this?
>
> This is not a huge problem I'm just interested.
---end quoted text---
sounds like you used the patch that controls relaying by the from address??
if you don't use that patch then that wont be possible
the better (more secure) solution is to use the patch where you have to check
your pop mail before you can send mail. of course that requires the user to
do the right thing
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