Re: Am I really an Open Relay?
westk@nicanor.acu.edu (Kent West) writes:
> My network security honcho just came in and told me that according to
> ORDB, my Debian box is an open relay. Am I really a relay, and how do I
> tighten up the security if I am? Thanks!
>
> Here's the message that ORDB sent to me:
>
>> This is an automatically generated mail from ORDB.org.
>>
>> Your submitted host 150.252.128.51 has been classified as an open relay and
>> is now stored in our database.
>>
>> If you in any way appreciate this information we welcome donations of any amount,
>> be they small or large, to cover some of the expenses associated with development
>> and maintenance of ORDB. http://ORDB.org/donate/ is the place to go.
>>
>> This email is sent from an unattended mailbox, so please do not
>> reply to it. To find information about how to contact ORDB.org,
>> please visit http://ORDB.org/contact/.
>>
>>
>>
>> Have a nice day, thank you for using ORDB.org.
>>
>> PS. Need this mail translated? Have a look at:
>> http://ORDB.org/translation/#open_relay_detected
>
>
> And another message from them:
>
>
>> Envelope-to: postmaster@westek.acu.edu
>> From: bitbucket@ORDB.org
>> To: postmaster
>> Subject: Open relay detected within your network
>>
>> This is an automatically generated mail from ORDB.org.
>>
>> Someone has submitted your mail server 150.252.128.51 to our relay checker a
>> <http://ORDB.org/submit/>, and we have learned that it is in fact an
>> open relay.
>>
>> For details about the test results, please refer to
>> <http://ORDB.org/lookup/?host=150.252.128.51>.
>>
From what I see, looks like you need to add this to exim.conf
local_domains_include_host_literals = false
Worked for me anyway.
Paul
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