Re: Looping email (again)

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

I may have to try that.

Thanks.

Roger Vicker, CCP

thomas@inorbit.com wrote:

> 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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