From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 4 13:32:08 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E27341065670 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:32:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ulrich@pukruppa.net) Received: from pukruppa.net (pukruppa.net [213.146.114.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D4218FC18 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:32:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pukruppa.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pukruppa.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o04DXtrl089834 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:33:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ulrich@pukruppa.net) Received: (from ulrich@localhost) by pukruppa.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o04DXtU1089833 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:33:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ulrich@pukruppa.net) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20100104082112.41f2fe76@scorpio.seibercom.net> References: <1262609496.9547.12.camel@pukruppa.net> <20100104082112.41f2fe76@scorpio.seibercom.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:33:54 +0100 Message-ID: <1262612034.9547.20.camel@pukruppa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.29.4 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Subject: Re: sendmail: open-relay X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:32:09 -0000 Am Montag, den 04.01.2010, 08:21 -0500 schrieb Jerry: > On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:51:36 +0100 > Peter Ulrich Kruppa 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 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