On Saturday 24 July 2004 04:42 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Saturday 24 July 2004 03:30 pm, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 15:26 -0400, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Saturday 24 July 2004 03:15 pm, James Knott wrote:
I've set up a mail server, using SuSe Standard Server, and while it's now working, it appears I've also got an open mail relay running. According to what I've read in the O'Reilly Postfix book, postfix is supposed to default to not be an open relay. I've check main.cf and I can't see anything that might be causing the open relay. Any ideas, as to what I might check? I've shut down postfix, until I can resolve this problem.
Why are you allowing people outside your firewall (you do have one don't you?) to come in on port 25?? If they can't use port 25, they can't use you as a relay.
They also can't send you mail. Sort of defeats the purpose (or one of the purposes) of running a mail server, doesn't it?
1) He didn't state he was running a mail server.
Yes he did. First sentence.
I've set up a mail server, using SuSe Standard Server,
2) If he is, he should know enough how to set up to prevent relaying.
So, lemmie get this straight ... If he HAS to ask he does not DESERVE an answer? He pointed out that his docos said is should not relay but he believes it was, and that's why he's asking. Christ, he purchased O'Reilly as well as SuSE so you can hardly accuse him of not RTFM... One learns by doing. I suppose you sprung fully onmicient from the womb?
3) Since he is sending mail from rogers.com, it wouldn't appear that he is running his own mail server.....
Perhaps he had the sense to shut down when he realized it was a open relay... Cut him some slack. If you don't want to offer help, why read this list? -- _____________________________________ John Andersen