Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 09:29:12 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: User Gandalf <gandalf@messias.qhigh.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange messages in mail queue Message-ID: <4475B128.5000607@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <44758A50.10405@messias.qhigh.com> References: <44758A50.10405@messias.qhigh.com>
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User Gandalf wrote: > Hello, > > I might be offtopic... > I always get a long daily output from periodic. > > > Mail in local queue: > -Queue ID- --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient------- > 1D3C91DD4AA 45937 Tue May 23 10:54:42 MAILER-DAEMON > (connect to onmail02.ongov.net[12.33.98.207]: Operation > timed out) > robinrandall@ongov.net > 571EC1DD443 28752 Thu May 25 00:40:30 MAILER-DAEMON > (connect to paramed.biz[204.251.15.174]: Operation > timed out) > nicholas@paramed.biz > C04121DD4A0 28736 Mon May 22 13:20:50 MAILER-DAEMON > (connect to pistonheads.biz[195.225.218.139]: Operation > timed out) > philip@pistonheads.biz > > and many others. Is this a breakin attempt? Or is this normal? I do > not know any of the e-mail addresses. > Thanks, It's undelivered SPAM which your mail server is trying to bounce back to the sending machine. In low quantities, it's annoying but harmless. In higher volumes, it can put a drag on or even DoS your SMTP box. Some combination of SpamAssassin, virus-scanning, Amavisd, or even greylisting will help.... -- -Chuck
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