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Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:24:24 -0800 (PST)
From: ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: don't understand the message in maillog
To: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>, edwin@mavetju.org
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Dear all

I only have this one line in the maillog

How do I check and prevent it?

I use sendmail 

Thank you again


--- Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 06:00:47PM -0800, ann kok
> wrote:
> > > Dear all
> > >
> > > I would like to know how this message is in the
> > > maillog
> > > of the mail server?
> > >
> > > What is this meaning? Is it using our mail
> server?
> > >
> > > Feb 17 04:11:31 email sendmail[24444]: EAA24444:
> > > from=<jone001@hotmail.com>, size=0, class=0,
> pri=0,
> > > nrcpts=0, proto=SMTP, relay=[208.254.57.2]
> 
> Yes, this message is using your mail server
> (otherwise your mail server
> wouldn't have logged it.)
> All this message means is that your mail server
> accepted an e-mail from
> jone001@hotmail.com of size 0 (!).
> 
> > You have to find all lines which have the string
> EAA24444 in it.
> > If you have them, post them here and more
> information can be given
> > about it.
> 
> Absolutely.  The other lines with EAA24444 will show
> you who the message was
> to.  If it isn't someone who has a mailbox on your
> server, then your server
> is being used as an open relay, which doesn't
> contribute to the decline of
> e-mail spam.
> 
> --
> Matt Emmerton
> 
> 


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