Testing for and stopping mail relaying

[Jay]

i think 8.9.x denies relaying by default.
this might help you out on the spam front...

http://www.brettglass.com/spam/paper.html

=jay

p.s. the luau webpage looks like it's broken...

On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Erich S. wrote:

> 
> Happy Holidays! :)
> 
> In spare time during the holidays, I've wanted to find more information on
> securing sendmail 8.9.3 against relaying was well as blocking spammers.
> 
> Are there any relatively simple HOW-TO sites that deal with this? The
> information at sendmail.org that I saw seems to be more for experienced
> sendmail admins.
> 
> Are there other, easier to admin mailservers that can replace sendmail?
> What are the downsides to using them? I've heard some good things about
> qmail, but not sure if there are disadvantages to using it vs. sendmail.
> I'm using sendmail only since it's what is installed now, and what appears
> to be installed on most other boxes I've come in contact with.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any pointers in the right direction!
> 
> Aloha,
> 	Erich
> 
> 

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