thanks Eric. that was what i was suggesting in my third question. i'd
think that the vpopmail sessions are id-ed on mac numbers. isn't it true
then that if i go to a public space where i use my laptop to retrieve my
mail everybody in that space will be able to use my smtp server - if they
knew which is it - to send their mail and maybe spam?
Yep. That's one reason why SMTP AUTH is better.
To see ensure that your mail relay filters are working, go here: http://www.abuse.net/relay.html and follow the instructions for the anonymous test.
Or just telnet from an untrusted host and see if you can send email to a domain that you don't host.
When I tested from my properly-configured server, it failed one test:
Relay test 6 >>> RSET <<< 250 flushed >>> MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <<< 250 ok >>> RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <<< 250 ok
When I did a manual test on my server, the message was accepted but then it bounced.
A quick look at the vpopmail source code seemed to indicate that vdelivermail will bounce the message because it doesn't like '%' in the address.
-- Tom Collins - [EMAIL PROTECTED] QmailAdmin: http://qmailadmin.sf.net/ Vpopmail: http://vpopmail.sf.net/ Info on the Sniffter hand-held Network Tester: http://sniffter.com/
