Re: FN-FORUM spamming from MY proxy server

date posted 17th June 2002 18:18

Oh, and require a username and password for access to SMTP outgoing (if you
can).
Kathy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Banbury" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM spamming from MY proxy server


> Richard / Kathy - thanks for your help.
>
> The proxy server is Mailgate. The firewall is Tiny personal firewall.
> I've set up the firewall to stop any remote access to Mailgate, so at
least
> they're not able to get that far.
>
> At the moment the incoming connection attempts are coming (thick and fast)
> from: -
>
> 210.84.94.137 : 1cust137.tnt3.sunshine-coast.au.da.uu.net
> a200042078229.rev.prima.com.ar [200.42.78.229]
> 200.9.189.246 : ns.casapellas.com.ni
> 200.43.176.212 : host212.200-43-176.telecom.net.ar
> 200.11.190.10 : (can't find a domain name)
>
> .... and there are probably others, which makes it very difficult to
> restrict by IP address.
>
> I've been doing some research and the information I have been finding on
> spam has been about what to do if you are getting spammed. What I am
> experiencing is not strictly in this category, is it? My proxy server is
> being used to do the spamming.
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but who should I be reporting this to (i.e. which
level
> of the domain names)?
>
> I'm on a bit of a learning curve with this stuff and so far I can't find
how
> to change SMTP relay settings, but I'm working on it!
>
> These quys are relentless.
>
> Cheers
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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