Open Box

[Duncan]

Thank u all , i wanted to make sure wat u all thot b4 i implemented a
firewall .That log had me in tatters .

Thank u all  i am relieved

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Schwendt" <fedora at wir-sind-cool.org>
To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: Open Box


> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:25:12 +0200, Duncan wrote:
>
> > does this mean nmanaged to login into the server ,
>
> No. Connection comes before authentication (if any), so even a simple
> "telnet 1.2.3.4 smtp" triggers such a log message when sendmail is
> listening.
>
> > opened a port but did
> > not do anything or someone was trying open a port to use to spam . I
have
> > hit the wall
>
> Whether someone can use the server to distribute spam, cannot be seen
> from these messages. It would need further log entries on something
> which had been submitted to the server.
>
> Btw, learn to reply below quoted relevant content. It's a matter of
> general netiquette.
>
>
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