Re: [exim] Re: How can I tell if my server is getting bombar…

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Author: Andreas Metzler
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Re: How can I tell if my server is getting bombarded with spam?
On 2004-12-15 Tommy Butler <tommy@???> wrote:
> Andreas Metzler wrote:
> >Fred Viles <fv+exim@???> wrote:

[...]
> >>> rcpt to: <nobody@???>
> <<< 250 Accepted
> >>> QUIT
> <<< 221 noot.cityairlines.net closing connection
> Tested host banner: 220 noot.cityairlines.net ESMTP Exim 4.34 Wed, 15 Dec
> 2004 16:37:15 -0600
> System appeared to accept 1 relay attempts
> Connection closed by foreign host.


> >If it claims that you are an open relay duplicate the failed test with
> >-bh.

[...]
> >/usr/sbin/exim4 -bh 168.61.4.13
> >mail from: <spamtest@localhost>
> >rcpt <nobody@???>

^^^^^^^^^^^
It has to say "rcpt to:<..." obviously, to be valid smtp.

But Adam has already found the bug in your config.
                cu andreas
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