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Date:      Sun, 07 Sep 1997 11:06:28 -0500
From:      Webmaster <webmaster@mexcom.net>
To:        Stavros Patiniotis <stavros@esc.net.au>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Spammers Relay/use of SMTP
Message-ID:  <3412D104.3F84DB52@mexcom.net>
References:  <199709070630.QAA27261@bang.esc.net.au>

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Stavros Patiniotis wrote:

> >
> > On Sep 09, 1996 at 09:21:35AM -0500, Adam L. Simpson wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a good way to stop spammers from using my mail server
> as a
> > > relay/smtp wothout shutting down smtp?
> >
> > Yup.  Go visit http://www.sendmail.org, and install one of the
> > check_rcpt rulesets for your mailer.  This will allow you to
> > limit who you want to relay to.
>
> If you would like, I can post a *really* nice set of rule sets, which will
> allow you to specify a (group of) host which can relay through your system
> in the format of Class A,B,C or individually.  All the rulesets that where
> listed in the sendmail pages required you to individually list each host!
> (a pain in the ***).  Another really nice ruleset is the DNS lookup one in
> which the RCPT address must resolve ;)
>
> Seeya
> stavros@esc.net.au

  I would be very interested.
 TIA

ed




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