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Re: [edlug] Strange mail relaying DOS.



Thursday, April 15, 2004, 11:14:50 PM, Steve Kemp wrote:

>   I've done that, thanks for the tip.  As I expected it didn't relay
>  for any of the first seven tests.  The last few go like this:

> :Relay test: #Test 6
>>>> mail from: <spamtest@>
> <<< 250 ok
>>>> rcpt to: <nobody@xxx.xxx.xxx>
> <<< 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts

QMail ?

Qmail has the silly idea of accepting mail then bouncing it out
including domain literals blah@[ip.ip.ip.ip], a proper qmail setup
will accept the % hack but wont relay it. so you're ok in that
respect.

my mail queue is full of virus bounces thats one of the reasons i am
shifting everything to exim 4 it will reject mail at smtp if its a
bogus bounce/virus/whatever.

dropping the crap at SMTP saved me alot of hassle, rather than
accepting it then scanning it.

just my £0.02


-- 
Best regards,
 Subhi S Hashwa                            mailto:lists@xxx.xxx.xxx


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