Re: Looping email (again)

["Roger Vicker, CCP" <rvicker@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick,

Yes. I have also created the special data area and ended SMTP and restarted it
so it also clears its queue.

Thanks

Roger Vicker, CCP

Patrick Townsend wrote:

> 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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