Title: test openrealy Subject: test your email server for openrelay #mail servers are not the most secure things. # but why? I hate it when people say the are insecure, but # can't backup what they are saying. # This is one way to see how secure a mail server is: # Connect to the server with a terminal emulator telnet 25 # Say hello to the nice macine, and try to tell it who you are helo # Since all mail servers are not created equally, find out what # commands it wants you to use, and see if they differ from # what I have listed here. help # Start an email message as a fake person from anyware # This will tell you something about who can send mail through # your server. (Pay close attention to how many passwds # need to be typed). mail from: rcpt to: data . # You should run a few tests: # 1. local delivery to a valid account on the server being tested. # 2. remote delivery to an account on a different mail server. # 3. send mail to a fake address that is in the "from" and "to" fields