[K12OSN] OT? Fixing an Open Proxy

[Jim Hays]

If you are not using this as an email server, why not disable sendmail?



Quoting Debbie Schiel <debbie at redeemer.qld.edu.au>:

> John Baillie wrote:
> > Debbie Schiel Wrote:
> >  
> > They say I have to fix my open proxy, and provide information that goes way
> over
> > my head. Can anyone provide a simple HOWTO for fixing an open proxy?
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Debbie
> > 
> > Debbie,
> > 
> > Can you give us a little information about the server? What OS, Version #s,
> etc.
> > Do you use the server for tasks other than web services?
> > 
> > Here is some info:
> > http://spamlinks.net/prevent-secure-proxy.htm
> > 
> > John
> 
> Hi John, It's a K12LTSP on a PIII Redhat Fedora 2 and we use the box as 
> a proxy server and apache web server - but not for mail (because I don't 
> know how to set that up yet - apparently much harder to do). The 
> teachers are able to access a mysql database of student assessments from 
> home using this server. My background (as well as teaching) is web 
> design so I'm OK with web/php stuff but Linux/ports/proxies are all 
> relatively new.
> 
> Sudev's suggestions are straightforward enough and sound like what we 
> need so I'll give them a go when next at school and see if that solves 
> the problem.
> 
> Thanks also for the link. I can feel another learning curve coming on!
> 
> Debbie
> > 
> 
> > 
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Jim Hays
Technology Director
Monticello CUSD#25
Monticello, IL  61856
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