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Date:      Thu, 27 Jun 2002 16:46:23 -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.4.21.0206271643550.7229-100000@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <200206271510290824.0A2DBC5F@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 
> >Be happy that sendmail is turning them away!  Check your
> >/var/log/maillog for more specifics on why they are being rejected.
> 
> Should they be reported to the appropriate (if any) abuse email?

For most things, there's not really enough information for that;
sendmail is stopping them before they can do anything.  And they aren't
necessarily abusers, they could just have configuration problems.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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