> This is a good example of a false positive as my IP definitely does NOT > have any open relays (or even any open ports for that matter). Had it > not been for the bayesian filter, my own message would have been flagged > as spam.
Some would say, and I'd agree, that you should not be running a mail server on a dynamic IP range because of this exact reason, and you'll have other problems - some sites refuse mail from dynamic IP ranges with the view that you should be relaying through your ISP.
I'm not running anything - the report is incorrect. The "open relay" is actually a SOCKS 4 (port 1080) open relay rather than an open mail relay on port 25. I guess spammers use those to relay though webmail systems or badly coded form-to-email scripts that they find lying around.
Get a static IP
In my dreams (I'm with NTL).
In the short term your best bet is to get a new [dynamic] IP.
In my dreams (I'm with NTL). They won't give me a static IP - but my dynamic IP probably won't change for days/weeks and I can't force it to change! I could try turning my cable modem off overnight as I've heard that does the trick...
Nick...
