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From: Peter McGarvey <xaphod@freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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To: "tjk@tksoft.com" <tjk@tksoft.com>,
	jedovaty@yahoo.com (Jano Lukac)
Subject: Re: mail relay
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> http://www.orbs.org/ used to run checks against servers to test if
> they were "spam proof." They are now closed "due to circumstances beyond
> their control." Anyone know what happened to them?

See:

	http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/19460.html


And for relay testing your mail servers:

	http://www.abuse.net/relay.html

>
>
>
> Troy
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > sorry if this is OT: what are some tests one could run to make
> > absolutley (or near absolute) sure one's mail server does not allow
> > anonymous mail relay? I've tried simple telnet to smtp port from
> > various ip's, and so far secure. Anything else I can do?
> >
> > thanks,
> > jano
> >
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Peter McGarvey
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