On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 17:07:24 +0100 "Alexander S. Kunz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hello Wolffe & everyone else, > >on 04-Dez-2006 at 23:52 you (Wolffe) wrote: > >> Both 07 and 08 failed. Am back to 06 again. Below is a log extract >> for both a good and a failure, trimmed and cleaned for brevity: > >good connection: > >> [17:38:20] C: EHLO CRICKET > >no connection: > >> [17:42:53] C: EHLO localhost > >A lot of ISPs are blocking the connection if the sending SMTP client is >sending a HELO of "localhost", "friend", "127.0.0.1", etc. because they >are a typical identifier for botnet zombies. > >I just verified this. TB is sending "EHLO localhost" here as well. Thats >definitely a very bad idea, it should use the machine name (or even >better, the identifier for the HELO state should be configurable). I'm >glad that my provider doesn't use HELO blocking yet. > >https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/view.php?id=6111 > >Good catch, Wolffe!
Thanks for the confirmation and the BT. I added the note that I am one getting hit by this and in a release it can be a show stopper. \\'olffe -- There are more airplanes on the bottom of the ocean than submarines in the sky. ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.86.08 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
