HELP - can't figure out this violation!

From: Bob Britton (robertbrittonjr_at_maximumit.net)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:05:21 -0400

I'm desperate for help.

We just did an exchange 2003 email install with internet connectivity (SMTP
mail).

I just noticed that there are several hundred thousand reports of badmail.

I stopped the smtp service, cleaned out the queue, pickup, and badmail (del
*.* in all).

Then, I re-enabled outbound (SMTP).

the queue quickly fills up and grows from just a couple of delivery queues
for internet destinations to several hundred queues with a couple hundred
mails in each.

If i try and 'find message' and view the properties on one of them, they all
say 'message from postmaster@mydomain.local'

I went through the email settings for relay and it's definitely turned off.

help! I can't figure out who's dumping all these message on my box!

Also, I have a whopping (2) client PCs on my network. each runs norton
antivirus.

how do i track down who's dumping these messages in my exchange box!

could some one also verify that they can't relay

my ip is 66.202.22.51

thanks! HELP I'm dyin here!

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