From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Aug 19 16:28:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA27775 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 16:28:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA27767 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 16:28:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id IAA18314; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:58:07 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id IAA21908; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:58:06 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980820085805.H13676@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:58:05 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Karl Pielorz , Wm Brian McCane Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail messages References: <35DB0290.EB6BCA0@tdx.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <35DB0290.EB6BCA0@tdx.co.uk>; from Karl Pielorz on Wed, Aug 19, 1998 at 05:51:28PM +0100 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wednesday, 19 August 1998 at 17:51:28 +0100, Karl Pielorz wrote: > Wm Brian McCane wrote: >> >> Greetings, >> >> I am getting the following message (frequently) on my web server. >> I assume some idiot is trying to send me mail (or is trying to use me as a >> relay). Anybody else see this, or know what it is? >> >> >> Aug 19 11:08:43 bmccane sendmail[20920]: LAA20920: ruleset=check_mail, >> arg1=, relay=root@mail.maxbaud.net >> [12.13.66.238], reject=451 ... Domain >> does not resolve > > Yes, that would appear to be the case... The domain the mail is originating from > ("savespaper.com") doesn't exist, therefore sendmail (and it looks like your > running an up to date version) will bin it... > > We get loads here, binned because the domain doesn't exist, because the sender > didn't specify an domain at all etc... Assume that this is a spammer. sendmail is protecting you. And he's trying to mail to you, not use you as a relay. If somebody tries to use you as a relay, you don't get informed if he is rejected. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message