[TriLUG] Re: Port 25 blocked

David Rasch rasch at raschnet.com
Tue May 18 13:26:44 EDT 2004


On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 01:17:12PM -0400, Stephen Hoffman <srhoffman at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I agree...to a point...if you can't send email out port 25...then is there
> really a worry about you becoming an open relay...I say open inbound 25
> and keep outgoing closed.  This way should someone make a mistake and be
> open to the world, BS will catch it because you can only smart relay
> through them, you'll be pushing thousands of emails through THEIR server a
> day...
> 
> Then punish the HELL out of that fool!
> 
> My $.02

the problem I had with this plan is that their server only allowed
relaying of messages from @bellsouth.net addresses (and their associated
subsidiaries).

David
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