[NTLUG:Discuss] QMAIL and open relays.

[brian@pongonova.net]

Whoops...right answer, wrong question :)

Try this (from http://cr.yp.to/qmail/faq/servers.html):

How do I allow selected clients to send outgoing messages through my SMTP server?
qmail-smtpd is giving the error ``sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed
rcpthosts (#5.7.1)'' for messages to any domain not listed in
/var/qmail/control/rcpthosts. 

Answer: This answer assumes that you are running qmail-smtpd under tcpserver. 

Create /etc/tcp.smtp containing 

     1.2.3.6:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
     127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""

to authorize relaying from clients with IP addresses 1.2.3.6 and 127.*. Run 

     tcprules /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb /etc/tcp.smtp.tmp < /etc/tcp.smtp

Insert 

     -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb

after tcpserver in your system boot scripts. The change will take effect at your
next reboot. 

If you make any changes to /etc/tcp.smtp, you must run 

     tcprules /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb /etc/tcp.smtp.tmp < /etc/tcp.smtp

again. You do not have to restart tcpserver. 

  --Brian

On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 11:29:27PM -0600, Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> You know..It really shouldn't be this difficult.  I know everyone says that
> Qmail is better than Sendmail...more secure and easier to use but DANG!  I'm
> suffering over here!
> 
> How the HECK do you allow local users (or users at a specific IP address)
> the ability to send SMTP mail through Qmail yet stop SPAMMERS from dropping
> 14000 pieces of mail through your email server over the turkeyday holiday?
> 
> In other words...what is the Qmail equivilent of Sendmail's
> /etc/mail/relay-domains
> 
> 
> -Richard
> 
> "I used to jog, but the ice kept bouncing out of my glass."
> 
> 
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