Re: open relays

From: Jeff Cochran (jcochran)
Date: 09/25/02


From: jcochran at naplesgov dot com (Jeff Cochran)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:09:54 GMT


Check the manual for your mail server, most have a "Relay mail for"
option that can be set to just your local IP address.

Jeff

>I was told to close the feature "open for relays" on the
>mail server. How exactly do I do that?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It's done on the mail server, by the mail host, and has
>nothing to do with
>>individual computers.
>>--
>>-----
>>Tom Pepper Willett
>>Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
>>-----
>>"Leslie" <leslie@spsconway.com> wrote in message
>>news:6c9701c26404$78d384d0$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
>>: Our company server has been blacklisted by a third
>party
>>: company because we have open relays. How do I go about
>>: closing them on computers that use windows? Also, how
>do
>>: I know if I need to keep them open for business actions
>>: involving e-mail?
>>:
>>: Please e-mail ASAP
>>:
>>: leslie@spsconway.com
>>:
>>
>>
>>.
>>



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