Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:39:45 +0200 From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hackers? Message-ID: <19990922003945.A68471@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909211518030.3358-100000@inbox.org> References: <3.0.5.32.19990921145047.013e24b0@staff.sentex.ca> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909211518030.3358-100000@inbox.org>
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According to Mr. K.: > I think I figured out what is happening. The relaying is indeed getting > denied, but unfortunately some of the spammers software is waiting blindly > for a positive response (and thus keeping a connection until they time Ditch sendmail and install Postfix[1]. It has more anti-spam controls than sendmail, is easier to install and maintain and has features to prevent this kind of behaviour. Do it now. Really. [1] <http://www.postfix.org/>; -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 4.0-CURRENT #74: Thu Sep 9 00:20:51 CEST 1999 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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