[KLUG Members] spamcop

[Bruce Smith]

> Is it possible that spamcop.net is wrong? At work, we have
>  extensively tested, retested, patched, tested, and did I
>  mention tested, for open relay ability and I believe we
>  are OK. In fact, every open relay blacklist shows our
>  server as just fine EXCEPT spamcop.net. Emails to the guy
>  that runs it (and his replies) are nearly pointless, for
>  reasons I won't disclose on a mailing list.

Spamcop is more than an open relay list.  Is it possible that an
authorized user is using your server to send spam?  Or if you use some
kind of password authorization, is it possible a spammer cracked or
guessed a password?

Have your checked your log files, and tried to find a log entry for one
of the spams listed by spamcop?  And then track it back to the spammer,
or find out what account has been cracked.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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