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From: ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: don't understand the message in maillog 
To: Tony Landells <ahl@austclear.com.au>
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Hi Tony

Thank you for your help

I would like to know now
how do I prevent someone to use my server?

Thank you




--- Tony Landells <ahl@austclear.com.au> wrote:
> I usually find that a line like that is an
> indication that sendmail
> has rejected the mail--it has a zero size and no
> recipients.
> 
> You should actually find that somewhere in the log
> shortly before that
> line is an entry like:
> 
> Feb 17 04:11:31 email sendmail[24444]: EAA24444:
> ruleset=check_mail, arg1=<jone001@hotmail.com>,
> relay=[208.254.57.2], reject=.....
> 
> Where the "....." at the end is the rejection code,
> and an English
> explanation for the rejection.
> 
> The ruleset may also be something different, but the
> anti-spam, anti-relay
> stuff usually starts with check_
> 
> Tony
> -- 
> Tony Landells					<ahl@austclear.com.au>
> Senior Network Engineer				Ph:  +61 3 9677 9319
> Australian Clearing Services Pty Ltd		Fax: +61 3
> 9677 9355
> Level 4, Rialto North Tower
> 525 Collins Street
> Melbourne VIC 3000
> Australia
> 
> 


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