Re: [Exim] spammers using scripts on the server.

On Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 06:48 , Glenn Pierce wrote:

>
> Sorry if this has been answered before I couldn't see anything in the
> faq or past archives.
>
> we have exim running on a webserver so a couple of websites can send
> email throught the php mail function.
>
> There seems to be some vulnerabilities with these mail scripts as our
> server is being used to spam people. It doesn't currently relay for
> anyone other than the local domain.
>

FIx the scripts! or ban them!

On my web server, if a script is found to have a vulnerability, it is
immediately shut down and the owners have to fix it if they want it back
up (or get a fixed copy).


Chad