Re: PO newbie

Thanks,

since we don't want accept any mail for delivery (our users will use their
isp smtp) is it enough to flag "Restrict all relay mail"?






On 27.01.2004 19:06, "Harry MF Teasley" <het3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> hi all,
>>> 
>>> we installed PO couple month ago, and all is fine except for:
>> 
>> Nope, all is not fine.  Folks are trying to relay spam through your
>> server, and either they're succeeding, or you're at least accepting
>> the mail for delivery (if not actually delivering it).  Any number of
>> things could be the issue, but definitely check the relay options on
>> the P.O configuration page, and make sure it's set up securely.  The
>> help docs and FAQ have good info on which options make you vulnerable
>> to relaying spam.
> 
> Oh, and one more thing.  When this happened to me, when I first set P.O
> up, I made the mistake of deleting the contents of the /messages folder
> via the Terminal, causing P.O to completely wig out.  It started
> DDoSsing itself with error messages to Postmaster about how it couldn't
> find such-and-such piece of mail, and it was producing those so fast it
> started generating messages to Postmaster about how such-and-such
> process was delayed because the server was busy.  So hundreds of
> messages turned into thousands which turned into tens of thousands.  So
> be careful how you do things.
> 
> But take your server off the net until you can figure out whether or
> not you're actually sending all the mail you're accepting for delivery.

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