> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Lars Troen [mailto:Lars.Troen@;proxycom.no] > Verzonden: maandag 28 oktober 2002 10:47 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: [xmail] Re: Mail server Basics > > > > > > Then here is my trick question: > > @ISP mydomain.be is put in a pop3 mailbox. > > How is it possible that a mail-to adress in the form of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] is treated and dropped in the global > > mydomain.be mailbox? Does this proof relaying IS possible? > > I saw a mail from ordb.org 'by accident' (while dealing with=20 > > troubles) with > > a to-adress formed as above. Apparently they check on=20 > > relaying based on > > above statement. > > This used to be a sendmail feature (I think). And if it > worked = [i.e.->managed to relay mail] the mail would be > delivered to = user@users-domain. If it's dropped in your > mailbox you're probably not = an open relay (I haven't > checked how xmail handles this).
It is dropped in the box because all mail has to come there. Next all mail for domain is fetched and treated by xmail. Logical conclusion is that if xmail is not configured to deal with this exception, xmail treats this mail as outbound and ORDB concludes that it's an open relay ?????? Right ? I hope _not_ Frederik > Lars > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
