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Date:      Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:15:07 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Jonathan Arnold <jdarnold@buddydog.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Rejected mail hosts
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0206271211460.6575-100000@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <200206271237460578.09A1EA71@mail.speakeasy.net>

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On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Jonathan Arnold wrote:

> What does the listing of "Rejected Mail Hosts" in my daily run
> output that gets mailed to root? Sometimes there are dozens of 
> them. Is there anything I should do?

Be happy that sendmail is turning them away!  Check your
/var/log/maillog for more specifics on why they are being rejected.
You'll probably find relaying attempts, no reverse DNS, and other spammy
reasons that your system is rejecting hosts.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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