Re: Lot of QUEUE in SMTP

From: Muhammad T. Alam (mtalam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:55:57 +0800

Dear Mark,

I checked.. there are 6 to seven queues I saw there to whom we do not ever
send emails. I think, there is something wrong with that... Please help me..
how to remove that things.
I checked http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319356 and
I saw the Relay seems to be ok there.

-Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click
System Manager.
-In the left pane of Exchange System Manager, double-click Servers, and then
expand the Exchange Server computer that you want to configure.
-Expand Protocols, and then expand SMTP.
-Right-click Default SMTP Virtual Server, and then click Properties.
-Click the Access tab to display the Access Control options.
-Click the Relay button.
-In the Relay Restrictions dialog box, make sure that the selection for
which computers may relay is set to Only the list below and that the list is
blank.
-Unless you are using POP3 and IMAP4 clients with this virtual server, clear
the Allow all computers which successfully authenticate to relay, regardless
of the list above box, and then click OK.
-In the SMTP Virtual Server Properties dialog box, click OK.

Another thing is.. you said removing anonymous authentication is a bad
things. I would like to remove it from SMTP.. the reason you gave is it for
SMTP..??

Thankx..

Tausif

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <mark@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:tsd1i0pge2ovpk5okkjqcake8j62ak8k26@4ax.com...
> removing the anonymous authentication is a bad thing since people on
> the Internet sending you legitimate messages don't have a valid user
> name and password for you. They will fail to get mail to you.
>
> You do not need to touch the authentication on that interface unless
> you have external POP/IMAP clients who will be using your exchange
> server to send/receive messages.
>
> As for the queues, if some have entries, some are empty and the
> destinations are legitimate looking (you didn't answer that part of my
> question) then you look ok as far as outbound goes. It's only if there
> are lots of queus for domains that your people will never send to do
> you need to be worried about an open relay or spam hit.
>
> Of course, since you let slip that you'd been messing with the smtp
> service then you could easily be being used as a relay.
>
>
> "Muhammad T. Alam" <mtalam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >hi Mark thankx a lot.
> >
> >Actually some are empty and some have some email and status is retrying
and
> >some are known domain and some are not...
> >
> >Also, what I faced is... whenever I put off the SMTP auth. setting,
> >Anonymous and Basic Authentication, then i did not recieve any email from
> >the user. It seems to be stuck. and when I switch it back on.. I will
> >recieve all the emails in hap hazard manner.
> >
> >I need to switch the anonymous and Basic Authentication OFF... why i am
> >facing this prob.
> >
> >Thankx..
> >
> >Tausif.
> >
> >"Mark Arnold [MVP]" <mark@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >news:bg21i050q0180fgvokg01e5cd5ltm1cogg@4ax.com...
> >> "Muhammad T. Alam" <mtalam@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >All I saw lot of SMTP defined in our Queue of SMTP Virtual Server. Can
> >any
> >> >buddy tell me how to remove that list...
> >> >
> >> >Thankx
> >> >
> >> >Tausif.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Having a lot of domains listed in the queues is not, per-se, a bad
> >> thing.
> >> Are all these queues empty?
> >> Are all these queues legitimate looking domains, both in terms of
> >> actual legitimate domains and domains that you'd be likely to send to?
> >>
> >>
> >> Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP,
> >> FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm
> >> Blog: http://www.msexchange.me.uk
> >
>
>
> Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP,
> FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm
> Blog: http://www.msexchange.me.uk

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