Re: Configuring MS Exchange

From: mike menard (menard_at_stanleyaviation.com)
Date: 09/30/04


Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:12:50 -0600

if you leave your exchange server open to relay, the spammers will find it
and send thousands of messages from your server to everyone and anyone. this
will cause your email server to be blocked by people like me who use 'dns
block lists' to prevent the spam we all get.
in effect, they will send a message, bounce it off your server to the
victim. this is bad.
search google and M$ to get configuration articles on setup to prevent
relay.

mike

"PeOpLeS" <PeOpLeS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:66E4CC6F-7C97-45AD-BAA9-408AFFF44A4F@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, can you explain what this will do plz?
>
> "mike menard" wrote:
>
>> make sure you block relaying
>>
>> "PeOpLeS" <PeOpLeS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8E61E311-07E7-4DB3-8069-35A8CE859158@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello Fellow Techs.
>> >
>> > Soon i will have to set up MS exhange that comes as part of MS SBS
>> > 2003. I
>> > will only have to set up 6-8 mail accounts and was wonderig if i need
>> > to
>> > be
>> > aware of any possible issues when configuring it?
>> >
>> > Any help is well appreciated.
>> >
>> > tx
>>
>>
>>



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