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Subject: Re: Relay Spam
From: Chuq Von Rospach <chuqui @ plaidworks . com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 23:41:29 -0800
To: murr rhame <murr @ vnet . net>, list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980213211823.16981A-100000@katie.vnet.net>
References: <Pine.SUN.3.96.980213155921.24995A-100000@nyx>


> > This is called relaying.  It is caused by older sendmail configs
> > that allow _anyone_ to connect and send mail from a server.  We've
> > configured our sendmail for this not to be an issue. :)
>
> With a few notable exceptions, most experienced ISP's don't except
> relays from unknown sources.

This is a different issue. You're talking about mail relayed through
3rd party sites without permission. The original question was about
mail from his site being rejected as a third party relay when it in
fact isn't.

chuq

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