Re: Help! Being Used As A Relay

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 09:54:04 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Gerry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:600b01c4929a$8260b010$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>I am running Exchange 5.5 and I've noticed that I have a
>> ton of mail messages in my IMS Queue waiting to be
>> delivered. They are all unknown senders and recipients.
>> I've followed Microsoft's instructions to prohibit
>> relaying, but I still get messages coming through.
When I
>> telnet my server and type in RCPT TO: xx@xx.xx I
get "550
>> Relaying Prohibited". When I check the "Diagnostic
>> Logging" file created by the "SMTP Protocol Log", I can
>> see the RCPT TO: xx@xx.xx and it is followed with "350
Go
>> Ahead". I would have thought to see "Relaying
>> Prohibited". Any help would greatly be appreciated.
>
>Why don't you delete them from the queue?
>
>
>.
>I have deleted them from the queue. Once I re-enable the
IMS Service, the messages start piling up again.

Thanks,
Gerry

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