On 18/05/06, Brent Clark <bclark@???> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> I seem to be seeing something in my logs
>
> U=hidden-user
>
> actual line
>
> 2006-05-18 10:29:10 H=(cpt.proteahotels.com) [66.8.31.51] U=hidden-user
> F=<karen@???> temporarily rejected RCPT <myuser@???>:
> host lookup deferred for reverse lookup check
>
> I googled for "U=hidden-user" but alas nothing comes up.
You'll get this response from anyone using a version of identd which
responds to requests but refuses to give the actual user. Our servers do
this too as some people like the cosy feel that identd gives. The code we
use is at
http://www.clock.org/~fair/opinion/identd.c
If someone could please help me undertand this, I would be most grateful
Hope that helps
Kind Regards
> Brent Clark
Keith Brazington
Quetz Limited