RE: Another Relay Question...

From: dave (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:37:00 -0700

Im running SBS2003 with Exchange2003 - is there a
different patch for Exchange2003 bundled with SBS2003?
Or is the patch(sp1) the same as the stand alone version
of Exchange 2003?

Dave

>-----Original Message-----
>Which version of Exchange are you running ? If Exchange
2003, upgrade to SP1 which will disable storing NDRS in
the badmail folder (default SP1 behavior) or let you
customize badmail folder max size.
>
>--
>Benoit Boudeville [Exchange MVP 2003-2004]
>
>
>
>"dave" wrote:
>
>> My server DOES NOT relay, but I have this problem...
>>
>> The best way I can explain this is...the Exchange
server
>> seems to mislead spammers into thinking my server is
an
>> open relay, allows them to connect and upload the spam
>> messages but never deliver to the outside. It still
>> attempts to deliver the messages, queues up clogging
my
>> system...and its getting worse each day!
>>
>> The other problem is it fills up my BadMail folder
with
>> thousands and thousands of BDR, BAD files - last
weekend
>> I had over 50,000 files in this BadMail folder. Im
>> getting UNDELIVERABLE messages (my account is setup to
>> receive all UNDELIVERABLES from the server) at a rate
of
>> 2 or more a minute!
>>
>> What can be done? There has to be a way to shut down
my
>> servers ability to ACCEPT message from spammers even
>> though it doesn't forward them.
>>
>> HELP! :)
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>.
>

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