Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:11:19 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: randy@turbowarp.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Rejected Mail Hosts Message-ID: <20020712181119.GB1280@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <1196.66.166.180.165.1026476769.squirrel@new.host.name> References: <1196.66.166.180.165.1026476769.squirrel@new.host.name>
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can you give a relevant excerpt from your /var/log/maillog and
/var/log/secure please?
-Adam
>> (07.12.2002 @ 0526 PST): randy@turbowarp.net said, in 1.5K: <<
> Hello,
>
> I seem to have a situation I don't know where to begin looking to correct.
> Actually, it is more of a annoyance than a problem.
>
> I have a Freebsd system located at a colocation facility that functions as
> my development and email server. At home, I have a Windows ME computer
> using Secure CRT to access the Freebsd system.
>
> While checking the daily logs, I notice that I have 20,000-50,000 mail
> host rejections each day. All coming from my home machine.
>
> The messages that are getting rejected appear to be all to domains that I
> have corresponded to in the past.
>
> The Window machine is on a completely different ISP/network and the
> Freebsd machine has no special "knowledge" of the Windows machine. I have
> updated the latest Macaffee Anti-virus and no virus was discovered.
>
> How is an SMTP connection being attempted, through the SSH connection?
> The only connection between the 2 computers is the password authenticated
> Secure CRT 3.4. As an added precaution I have set up sendmail access to
> reject connections from the home Windows computer. (Although, prior, the
> logs indicated that they were being rejected anyway.)
>
> On the Windows computer, I have and use Eudora (pop3/Imap) and Outlook
> 2000 (Exchange client).
>
> I use other computers at other locations to connect in similar manners but
> no SMTP rejections from these other locations.
>
> Any possible causes or solutions or where else to turn to look would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
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>> end of "Rejected Mail Hosts" from randy@turbowarp.net <<
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