Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:33:54 +0100 From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <ulrich@pukruppa.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail: open-relay Message-ID: <1262612034.9547.20.camel@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <20100104082112.41f2fe76@scorpio.seibercom.net> References: <1262609496.9547.12.camel@pukruppa.net> <20100104082112.41f2fe76@scorpio.seibercom.net>
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Am Montag, den 04.01.2010, 08:21 -0500 schrieb Jerry: > On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:51:36 +0100 > Peter Ulrich Kruppa <ulrich@pukruppa.net> replied: >=20 > >Hi, > > > >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. > > > >I am running FreeBSD -STABLE 8.0 amd64 . > >I don't think I ever played around with sendmail's configuration. I > >just use it as came out of the box. > > > >Any ideas? > > > >Uli. >=20 > I just tried and received a "Relaying denied" response. >=20 > By the way, I noticed that you apparently do not employ SMTP > Authentication or offer STARTTLS on either port 25 or 587. You might > want to consider employing them. Then again, you could just install > Postfix. It is far easier to configure. What exactly did you try, Jerry? Uli. >=20 >=20
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