Re: Looping email (again)

["Patrick Townsend" <patownsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger,

Have you tried ending MSF and restarting with the *CLEAR option?
Patrick



----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Vicker, CCP" <rvicker@vicker.com>
To: "Midrange List" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:21 AM
Subject: Looping email (again)


> Hello,
>
> Basis:
> Model 170
> V5R1M0
> Domino 5.0.9
> Using OS/400 SMTP and MSF because of native apps sending emails.
> Private IP address behind a firewall that does NAT with port 25 mapped
> to the AS/400.
>
> I had the system set to block Mail Relay for anything off the local
> net under V4R5M0 but when I upgraded to V5R1M0 I missed that it needs
> to be re-implemented. Some spammer found our system (of course) and
> started to abuse it. I have gone back to Ops-Nav and set SMTP to relay
> for only the local network addresses. I have also done a clear on MSF
> and a clean on SMTP.
>
> However, Domino shows an item bouncing between MSF and it, that is
> addressed to cnscott@ambidji.aust.com from orraz@xbox.jp that I can't
> seem to get a hold of long enough to delete it. When I ping
> ambidji.aust.com it comes back as the loop back address even when I
> checked it with nslookup. How do I stop this junk from: 1) getting in
> and 2) looping back and forth now that it has gotten in?
>
> Also, when I ran a test from abuse.net Test #11 where it uses RCPT
> TO:<"relaytest@abuse.net"@tested.com> the AS400 seemed to accept it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Roger Vicker, CCP
>
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