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Re: postfix log query



On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 09:41:15PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> 
> Can you remember how to check if you are an open relay? I installed
> telnet, just to test this :-), but as root when I try "telnet
> localhost:25" I get:
> telnet: could not resolve localhost:25/telnet: Temporary failure in name
> resolution
> 
Try "telnet localhost 25"

To check if you have an open relay, try and send email addressed To an
address for which your server is not the final destination (like a Yahoo
address) from a domain which your users don't use (again, like Yahoo).
Do this without authenticating to the server.  Also, if you have the
my_networks set (depending on your other options) your Postfix may
automatically trust anything from your network, regardless of its stated
source and destination.  In such a case, the best way to test is to use
a host located outside your network.

If you don't have such access, email me privately the hostname/IP
address of the mail server and I will try and relay through it manually
tonight or tomorrow and mail you the results.

Regards,

-Roberto
-- 
Roberto C. Sánchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com

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