I agree. An email server admin should now about relaying and configure it appropiatly=20
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Davide Libenzi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 9:02 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: [xmail] Re: Default Open Relay >=20 > On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Tim McGarvey wrote: >=20 > > I have to agree. I'll admit this makes me an idiot, but my first=20 > > installation I accumulated 40,000 bounces in my postmaster inbox=20 > > between going home on the go-live date and coming in the=20 > next morning. =20 > > At the very least a note in the tab file saying "WARNING,=20 > the default=20 > > configuration is an open relay!" or some such. I know it's=20 > not smart,=20 > > but I just never imagined that any mail servers defaults=20 > would be wide open nowadays. >=20 > Did you miss this is some way? >=20 > http://www.xmailserver.org/Readme.html#configuration >=20 > In particular the step that says 'THIS IS IMPORTANT'. The=20 > difference, giving for granted that user do not read the=20 > documentation, is that if I close the relay I will receive=20 > tons of email saying (subjects in random > order): >=20 > I cannot send message through XMail ... > What does relay denied means ... > My server does not work, can you configure it for me ... >=20 > So basically I have to decide who pays. Myself being=20 > personally annoied with those cr*p, or ppl that does not read=20 > the doc and gets open relay.=20 > I'd better stick my the current setup, what do you think? >=20 >=20 >=20 > - Davide >=20 >=20 > - > 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] >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 - 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]
