RE: Exchange Relay

  • From: "John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'[ExchangeList]'" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 08:12:54 -0800

Taking advantage via poor password policy.

 

Morning Doctor.

 

John Tolmachoff

Engineer/Consultant/Owner

eServices For You

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 7:47 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange Relay

 

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Hi Thomas,

 

Firewalls can't prevent relay. You need to configure the Exchange Server
correct to prevent relay from all users (I used to recommend allowing relay
from authenticated users, but criminal spammers are now having success at
taking advantage of that configuration).

 

HTH,

Tom

www.isaserver.org/shinder

 

 

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From: Kamire, Thomas [mailto:Thomas.Kamire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 6:45 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange Relay

http://www.MSExchange.org/

I am having Exchange 5.5 behind a firewall. Is there any problem if I do not
close the relay? The configuration of the PIX 515E Firewall is very well
done. Can someone advise.

 

 

Regards


Thomas E. Kamire
Systems Engineer
Kenya Airways Ltd,
P.O. BOX 41010 Nairobi, Kenya 
Tel: +254+2+32072311
Cell: +254 722 483 253 
 <mailto:thomas.kamire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> thomas.kamire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Lets Make Things Better - Together"

 <http://www.kenya-airways.com/> 

 

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