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Re: how to make sure that anti-relaying is in place



Dave Sherohman(esper@sherohman.org) is reported to have said:
> On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 06:45:22PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > :Relay test: #Test 9
> > >>> mail from: <spamtest@ip-209-23-97-177.modem.logical.net>
> > <<< 250 <spamtest@ip-209-23-97-177.modem.logical.net> is syntactically correct
> > >>> rcpt to: <nobody%mail-abuse.org@[209.23.97.177]>
> > <<< 250 <nobody%mail-abuse.org@[209.23.97.177]> verified
> > >>> QUIT
> > <<< 221 susie closing connection
> > Tested host banner: 220 susie ESMTP Exim 3.35 #1 Fri, 05 Jul 2002 18:40:09 -0400
> > System appeared to accept 1 relay attempts
> 
> > Anything else that I might have wrong?
> 
> The test is wrong, not your config.  It only checks that the RCPT TO:
> is accepted.  If it had continued on to actually attempt to send a
> message, the message would have been bounced.  exim just catches this
> manner of relaying a little later on in the process (after the SMTP
> connection has been closed, IIRC).
> 

Well thats reassuring.  I have also added
receiver_try_verify = true
and that didn't help either so I thought I had bonked the conf really
bad.

Thanjs Dave.

Wayne
-- 
Using TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach.
                -- S. C. Johnson
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