RE: [Exim] relaying problems - URGENT

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Author: Ben Strawson
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To: Gatenby, Damon, exim-users
Subject: RE: [Exim] relaying problems - URGENT
> relay_domains = *

There's your problem. That argument lets anyone use your machine to send
email to anyone in the world, irrespective of any other settings you may
have (eg. host restrictions). You should only really set this option if you
are a backup MX for a number domains (in which case the domains should be
listed).

Ben.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gatenby, Damon [mailto:dgatenby@bristol.mass.edu]
> Sent: 16 October 2002 19:00
> To: Gatenby, Damon; exim-users@???; 'Ben Strawson'
> Subject: RE: [Exim] relaying problems - URGENT
>
>
> sadly i did not keep it, the only things that were diffrent were
> ( i think):
> relay_domains = *
>
> host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1:192.168.1.1
>
> everything else was exactly as you see it.
>
> This server is behind a NATing firewall
> and needs to be accessed from a varity of IP ranges
>
> Damon
>
> > ----------
> > From:     Ben Strawson
> > Sent:     Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:56 PM
> > To:     Gatenby, Damon; exim-users@???
> > Subject:     RE: [Exim] relaying problems - URGENT

> >
> > You've put up your current config, which as you say works (ie. stop
> > spammers). More useful would be to look at the one that caused the
> > relaying
> > in the first place.
> >
> > Ben.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: exim-users-admin@??? [mailto:exim-users-admin@exim.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Gatenby, Damon
> > > Sent: 16 October 2002 18:41
> > > To: 'exim-users@???'
> > > Subject: [Exim] relaying problems - URGENT
> > >
> > >
> > > I have had my mail server up for months without an issue
> > > yesterday it started relaying mail from spammers off my server
> > > so I edited my exim config file, now i have no spammers, but
> > > no user on my server can send mail to an outside domain because
> > > exim refuses
> > > to relay.
> > > I'm sure its just a minor bug in my conf, but i cant find it.
> > > Please help.
> > >
> > > Here is a link to my current exim config file:
> > > http://www.gatenby.net/exim.conf.txt
> > >
> > > this is extremely important, thanks in advance for the help
> > >
> > >
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