[TriLUG] Access for sending mail through smtp-server.nc.rr.com

[Michael Thompson]

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1.  Call RR to explain that you no longer have an open relay and ask
nicely to have them turn your service back on.

2.  Remove the Windows machine from the net.  The next M$ vulnerability
or virus will get you spamming again in no time, and we all *really*
appreciate that.</sarcasm>  There are a number of nice mail servers for
Linux, and you can get them for free.  I'm sure that there are many
helpful people on this list who can assist you, of course *after* you've
read the basic documentation.  (Trilug helps those who help themselves)

3.  Repeat this statement 1000 times in your head:

~    "I will not put untested mail servers on
~     the net and contribute to spam..."

4.  Dont get offended by the multitude of flames that are most likely to
come your way for mentioning that *other* mail server on a Linux list.
Hey, you asked for it!  ;-)

5.  Install/Learn/Love Linux and join the many happy computer users who
do not fret over viruses, unpatched security flaws, silly licensing
schemes, etc...

- --mike



Spain, Jamil wrote:
| Hello all..
|
| I have an exchange server 5.5. running from home off my cable modem.. It
| handles mail for 1 domain as of right now.  It's been running for about
| 2 weeks, and I didn't yet shutdown open relay.  well it seems someone on
| the internet found it would relay mail and was using it to send out spam
| ( quite a few messages ) last week... Of course, the exchange server was
| configured to accept mail and forward mail to be sent out to
| smtp-server.nc.rr.com ..
|
| well I now get those outbound error notices that they cut off smtp
| privileges from my 24.x.x.x IP.  once they started rejecting sending, I
| received over 80,000 spam messages that are currently clogged into my
| postmaster mailbox for all of last week.. I've closed the relay issue,
| but now I just want to get to sending out mail again through their smtp
| server..
|
| Is there anyway to get it back activated?  maybe by calling tech
| support?
| Since I've closed the open relay, can spammers still get in since they
| had access before?
| How can I track them down?
|
|
| ________________________________
|
| Sincerely,
| Jamil Hassan Spain
| NC School of Science and Mathematics | ITS DEPARTMENT
| Phone: 919-416-2641
| Web: www.ncssm.edu <http://www.ncssm.edu/>
| Email: spain at ncssm.edu
| ________________________________
|
|
|

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