Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:02:42 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <ulrich@pukruppa.net> Cc: FreeBsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sendmail: open-relay Message-ID: <4B41E6F2.703@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1262609496.9547.12.camel@pukruppa.net> References: <1262609496.9547.12.camel@pukruppa.net>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig81E33E6DD30E87DFFD766E85 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I am running my own small mail-server, i.e. I use my desktop pc for > sending and receiving my private mails. > That worked quite nicely the last years. From time to time I tested my > mail-server via abuse.net's mail-relay tester. - Never got any > positives. > Now suddenly I receive one: > This is a test of third-party mail relay, generated via the > Network Abuse Clearinghouse at http://www.abuse.net. > =20 > Target host =3D 213.146.114.24 pukruppa.net > Test performed by <ulrich@pukruppa.net> from 213.146.114.24= > =20 > A well-configured mail server should NOT relay third-party > email. > Otherwise, the server is subject to abuse by vandals and > spammers, > and probable blacklisting by recipients of the unwanted > third-party > e-mail. > Of course I had some fun trying to read sendmail's documentation. But I= > guess I need some help with this. >=20 > I am running FreeBSD -STABLE 8.0 amd64 . > I don't think I ever played around with sendmail's configuration. I jus= t > use it as came out of the box. >=20 > Any ideas? Plenty. But it would help a great deal if you showed us your ${hostname}= =2Emc. The default sendmail config in FreeBSD isn't an open relay. In fact, it takes a bit of effort to make sendmail do open relay type stuff nowada= ys, and there are big fat warnings in the docco (/usr/share/sendmail/cf/READM= E) about most of those. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig81E33E6DD30E87DFFD766E85 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREIAAYFAktB5v0ACgkQ8Mjk52CukIw0awCeKXHOhRD7ota8R/ErzbCCSh9c ikMAn2wWCGJCP1qtS602MQyESDp65YJL =YHBL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig81E33E6DD30E87DFFD766E85--
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