On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Ken Yap wrote:
> >Hi again,
> >
> >well i got the mail server to work without the help of bigpond
> >(hurrah) just one concern of mine.
> >
> >How does one check if there mail server is an open relay ??
>
> There is the simple method of telnetting from outside, but be aware that
> there is more than one way to relay, spammers have used holes such as
> the % or ! interpretations in paths and it's not obvious that the mail
> has been relayed until later. To be really sure request a check by a RBL
> site, such as www.mail-abuse.org.
>
get onto box u want to check
telnet mail-abuse.org
it will attempt to relay back into the ip you telnet to it from :-)
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