On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Johan Almqvist wrote:
> * mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010314 09:14]:
> > Got a problem here. Using tcpserver to control relay's, but it also blocks
> > local mail. Noticed that once we got tcpserver locked down that the volume
> > of mail diminished, and the queue was getting huge. Here is a tcp.smtp
> > snipette:
> >
> > 207.179.223.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
> > 198.102.252.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
> > :allow
> >
> > The :allow at the end makes the server an open relay! Not acceptable.
>
> No it doesn't. The allow means "allow the connection". RELAYCLIENT=""
> means "allow relaying to the world".
>
Ok, then how can I test wether I have an open relay or not? All of the
tests from the web show us as an open relay because the connection and
message are accepted.
> > But changing that to deny causes the above symptoms. Here is how qmail is
> > started:
>
> -Johan
> --
> Johan Almqvist
> http://www.almqvist.net/johan/qmail/
>
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