On 10/5/2014 4:38 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sun 05 Oct 2014 at 16:16:22 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > >> On 10/5/2014 12:01 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: >>> >>> I'm pretty sure I'm leaving out some major piece of the smtp puzzle >>> but not at all sure what it might be. >> >> Two things here: >> >> First of all, are you sure your ISP allows connections to Port 25 on >> other hosts? Many ISPs (especially residential accounts) are now >> blocking such attempts due to trojans creating spam relays. > > You may not have noticed but the OP is attempting to connect to machines > on his own network and to his ISP's mail server. Please try not to bring > confusion to an already sorted situation. >
I KNOW he's trying to configure for his own network. I also KNOW it is connected to the internet. My advice stands - a misconfigured exim server can quickly become a SPAM source. Spammers all over the world are looking for just such servers, and quickly spread the word around. >> Second - be *very careful* in configuring Exim. Misconfiguration can >> easily allow your system to become an open relay for spammers. Such an >> operation at a minimum can get your IP (and ISP) a bad reputation, and >> at a maximum can get your account cancelled. >> >> Exim can be configured to be safe, but it's not necessarily straightforward. > > It's very straightforward when it is known what network exim is on. > > Not necessarily. Thinking it is very straightforward is what leads to open relays. Especially when you don't know what you're doing. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5431c7fa.3050...@attglobal.net
