On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:02:48 +0800
"Cheong Ket Vin" <ketvin@???> wrote:
> Hi this is part of my /var/log/exim/main.log
>
> can someone explain what is happening, (for privacy, i mask the ip)
>
> 2003-06-06 10:27:28 H=jhb-xxx-xxx.isp.com (computer208)
> [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] F=<xxx@???.> rejected RCPT <yyy@???>: relay
> not permitted 2003-06-06 10:27:28 H=jhb-xxx-xxx.isp.com (P221)
> [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] F=<zzz@???> rejected RCPT <ppp@???>: relay not
> permitted
>
>
>
> all the isp.com, xxx.com, yyy.com, zzz.com and ppp.com has no relation
> with my exim mail server, i wonder why it appear in my mail server log
> file. is that someone with the jhb-xxx.xxx.isp.com ip is spamming my
> mail server ? and what does the "relay not permitted" means ?
>
Hi Cheong,
This means that Exim is doing it's job. Spammers are trying to relay spam
to others through you and Exim is denying them, just like it's supposed
to.
Jerry
--
Jerry Jorgenson
jerry@???
http://www.j3iss.com/
