Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:31:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Brandon Huey <bh@synergy.transbay.net> To: Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Security Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980803162740.26879A-100000@synergy.transbay.net> In-Reply-To: <001801bdbf32$6b8cc6e0$0200a8c0@fast1.dfw.com>
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fortunately, that's not the moral for the fine members of this list. 2.2.6 uses 8.8.8, so relaying is not disabled by default. upgrade to 8.9.1, it has extended anti-spam functionality. -bh On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Frank Griffith wrote: > I have FreeBSD 2.2.6 running and I connect to the Internet > using a dynamic connection. For kicks, I run Apache 1.3.0 > web server on this same unit. It appears that while I've been > testing my server, some bozo came in and used sendmail > to send some rough and threatening e-mail to someone. My > ISP even cancelled my account until I proved I had nothing > to do with it. > > If someone came in, unathorized that is, and used > my mail server to send mail, which log file would show me > this intrusion? How can I prevent this from happening again? > > There is a moral to this story! When you think abusing someone > else's system is fun and makes you feel superior... think about > how I lost a couple of days billings (that's how I pay my rent, ya know!) > because of this snafu, and ask yourself how would you feel coming > up a couple of hundred short for the month just because some bozo > sent some trawdry e-mail through your system. Thanks pal! > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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