some time ago I reinstalled my mail server and before I did that I took a
copy of /var/qmail for backup.

Then yesterday I was searching for something and wondered what was in a
file called A19013.1053705155 in the "webmaster" account folder (it's a
mail robot).

I guessed that it is the file holding the address to where the robot
should forward any resived mails, but to my surprise the address inside
was "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ?!?!?!

I checked the same file in my current /var/qmail and the address in there
was the right one, so right now everything is as it should be but how did
[EMAIL PROTECTED] get in that file?

"ls" -l of the backup
-rw-------    1 vpopmail vchkpw         21 May 23  2003 A19013.1053705155
-rw-------    1 vpopmail vchkpw        154 Apr  8  2003 message

"ls" -l of the current
-rw-------    1 vpopmail vchkpw         23 Mar  8 23:33 A20362.1078785226
-rw-------    1 vpopmail vchkpw        154 Apr  8  2003 message

Note that in the current the A20362.1078785226 file was modified Mar  8
this year, and I didn't do that ?

in "lastlog" I can see that it only is me and root (also me)that have
logged into this server, on one else have ever logged in.

Is there a security problem in qmailadmin? Does qmail admin have a log
(that I can't find) so I can see when changes ware done by who?

Any suggestions to how I can trace how this was done?

The biggest question is why would anybody redirect mails to my webmaster
account to Microsoft?

brgds
Ulrik


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