Re: Looping email (again)

[thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Roger:

One thought... perhaps you could create a local host entry for
ambidji.aust.com that was bogus? Eventually SMTP ought to trash
the message since it'll be unable to reach the 'server'.

Tom Liotta

On Thu, 28 March 2002, "Roger Vicker, CCP" wrote

> Yes. I have also created the special data area and ended SMTP
and restarted it
> so it also clears its queue.
>
> Patrick Townsend wrote:
>
> > Have you tried ending MSF and restarting with the *CLEAR
option?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Vicker, CCP" <rvicker@vicker.com>
> > >
> > > 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?

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Tom Liotta
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