[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [FW-1] Spam blacklist...How to stop open relays at the firewa ll(FW-1 ) HELP!!!!!!!!!
Yes, sendmail supports access lists. This is a mailer issue, not a firewalling issue. Hal > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Anderson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FW-1] Spam blacklist...How to stop open relays at the > firewa ll(FW-1 ) HELP!!!!!!!!! > > > What type of mail relay are you using? If it is Exchange you > can refuse > relaying very easily except for appropriate inbound mail. I am sure > Sendmail has similar features. > > Tim Anderson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Reed Mohn, Anders [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FW-1] Spam blacklist...How to stop open relays at the > firewa ll(FW-1 ) HELP!!!!!!!!! > > > Sorry for pointing out the obvious here, but: > > The best way is, of course, to fix the mailserver. > > One day, someone will find a loophole through the firewall, > and you will be up that creek again. > > Cheers, > Anders :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Timothy K. Cornelius [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 23. oktober 2001 23:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FW-1] Spam blacklist...How to stop open relays at the > firewall(FW-1 ) HELP!!!!!!!!! > > > > > At this time our internet mailserver(behind the FW-1) has > been designated as > an open relay mailserver and has been blacklisted by several > spam blocker > websites( www.orbz.org <http://www.orbz.org> is one of them) > after reading > up on how to stop this at the firewall I added two rules on > the firewall > with services w/resources. the > resource(SMTP->our-mail-only-in) is SMTP and > the match is coming in the sender is * and the recipient is > *loi.org. The > other is going out, the resource(SMTP->our-mail-only-out) is > SMTP and the > match is sender is *loi.org and the recipient is * I have > also created a > rule below these two that denies and mail service plus 2 services with > resources (SMTP->openrelay-in and SMTP->openrelay-out) these > are the same as > the first two. Is this not the correct way to handle stopping > an open relay > mailserver or is there a better way? > > > PLEASE HELP ME ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! our mail services are just about > non-existent, except my Firewall email groups. > > 1 Source: any Dest.: mailserver Service: SMTP->our-mail-only-in > Action: accept > 2 Source:mailserver Dest: any Service:SMTP->our-mail-only-out > Action: accept > > > Thanks in advance, > > Tim > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/2001 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/2001 > > =============================================== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > =============================================== > > =============================================== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > =============================================== > =============================================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ===============================================
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