Is there some way I can set up a POP3-before-SMTP, so that you have to login to send a message through the server, or will that have the same effect? Bill Healy wrote:
>All you need to do to stop the spammers is shutdown your open relay by >emptying the smtprelay.tab file. >You don't want to enable smtp auth, that will prevent other servers from >sending you mail. By emptying the smtprelay.tab anyone sending mail that >is not local will have to authenticate when sending. > >Bill > > > > >>---------- >>From: Dustin C. Hatch[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:23 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [xmail] Re: Problem with XMail >> >>That was it, chabral, it was a lot of spammers, 5 or 6 I think. Okay, >>How do I enable auth for smtp? Im sure it is in the docs, but it never >>hurts to ask :P anyway, I am going to set up a spammers.tab and possible >>restrict smtp to local addresses if possible. Any more thoughts? >>chabral wrote: >> >> >> >>>Dustin C. Hatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I don't have time right now to run XMail in debug mode, but tomorrow, >>>>i will certainly post everythign that I recieve. I think that it iw a >>>>worthy note that back when I was using windows, Norton would pop an >>>>error every once in a while whil delivering these messages I told you >>>>about, saying that mail could not be delivered. Usually, the addresss >>>>that it specified did not exist was some random word or phrase at >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>A few options: >>> - Maybe your server is being used as a relay for spammers? >>> - Do you have any antivirus or filter that can be consuming so much cpu? >>> - After enable logging, send a test message and check the logs under >>>MailRoot/logs >>> - Try sniffing the network and see what packets are being sent/received >>>by the xmail >>> >>> good luck, >>> >>>chabral >>> >>>- >>>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] >> >> >> >> >- >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]
