[toaster] POP Relay Window
Hi all, I have a question about the new toaster version. I noticed that the relay window that used to be opened by successful POP checks was removed in vpopmail (roaming users?) being used. One of the issues I've run across here is by removing that users can no longer use SMTP if they are listed in any of the RBLs, we like to use a few of those to cut back on spam and the dynamic IP ranges are especially useful blocked since that is where so much spam is coming from. Now however without the IP listed for tcpserver the use needs to make it past rblsmtpd before being allowed to use smtp-auth at all. Anyone got any ways around this, alternatively is rebuilding vpopmail with roaming user support workable or does the installed vpopmail need to be unpatched first? Thanks ... John
Re: [toaster] POP Relay Window
John Melville wrote: Hi all, I have a question about the new toaster version. I noticed that the relay window that used to be opened by successful POP checks was removed in vpopmail (roaming users?) being used. One of the issues I've run across here is by removing that users can no longer use SMTP if they are listed in any of the RBLs, we like to use a few of those to cut back on spam and the dynamic IP ranges are especially useful blocked since that is where so much spam is coming from. Now however without the IP listed for tcpserver the use needs to make it past rblsmtpd before being allowed to use smtp-auth at all. Anyone got any ways around this, alternatively is rebuilding vpopmail with roaming user support workable or does the installed vpopmail need to be unpatched first? This makes sense, as rblsmtpd is run *before* smtp-auth happens. With roaming users, RELAYCLIENT is already set before rblsmtpd runs. The best solution for you is to turn roaming-users back on. Regards, Bill
Re: [toaster] POP Relay Window
Bill Shupp wrote: This makes sense, as rblsmtpd is run *before* smtp-auth happens. With roaming users, RELAYCLIENT is already set before rblsmtpd runs. The best solution for you is to turn roaming-users back on. Thanks Bill, was hoping it was going to be that easy, wasn't sure if a special patch was used or it just wasn't enabled.
Re: [toaster] POP Relay Window
I was just thinking and it might be an idea to leave the roaming users option in the toaster, at least as an additional option for those using the RBLs to stem the tide of spam. Not really required on a server with a fairly static range of accessing IPs but for others it is needed when used in combination with rblsmtpd, unless we can somehow get rblsmtpd to honor the SMTP-AUTH requests first, possibly new patch required? Then again the spammers would figure that out pretty quick and just send a fake smtp-auth request to get around the rbl check, dang we can't win! :) John
[toaster] Re: POP Relay Window
John Melville writes: Then again the spammers would figure that out pretty quick and just send a fake smtp-auth request to get around the rbl check, dang we can't win! :) John I don't now. I thought smtp auth is used for relay. If spammer is able to bypass the rbl, then, they can send email to your local domains. Gary
