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Posted to server-dev@james.apache.org by Hontvari Jozsef <ho...@solware.com> on 2003/05/22 17:56:03 UTC
[PATCH] AOL blocking James
This patch, complemented with the fast fail SMPT authentication (with
allowed ip addresses) from Noel, were able to defeat the dumb AOL open relay
test.
If it is switched on, James refuses recipients immediately in the smtp
session, where the local part of the email address contains a % character
(and a dot somewhere after the %, as an additional check).
To switch it on, add the following configuration element to the smtp
handler section:
<!-- it true the smtp server will not accept a recipient address
containing -->
<!-- a '%' character in its local part. -->
<!-- If not set AOL may accuse you wrongfully of being open relay. -->
<defeatAbsurdAOLOpenRelayTest>true</defeatAbsurdAOLOpenRelayTest>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>
> To: "James Developers List" <ja...@jakarta.apache.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:14 AM
> Subject: RE: AOL blocking James
>
>
> > > Our James server is blocked by AOL. They sent a two page long
automated
> > > email, saying that we are an open relay.
> >
> > FYI:
> >
>
http://www.google.com/search?q=CloseYourOpenRelay%40aol.com&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF
> > -8&oe=UTF-8&filter=0
> >
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Re: [PATCH] AOL blocking James
Posted by Harmeet Bedi <ha...@kodemuse.com>.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>
> Other than the inappropriately named configuration setting, does anyone
want
> this, or something like it, included in the CVS?
AOL is the big, so may be good to workaround their issues, but this breaks
James' goal to be protocol compliant. Having patch in and disabled by
default may be a good option.
Harmeet
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RE: [PATCH] AOL blocking James
Posted by "Noel J. Bergman" <no...@devtech.com>.
Other than the inappropriately named configuration setting, does anyone want
this, or something like it, included in the CVS?
--- Noel
-----Original Message-----
From: Hontvari Jozsef [mailto:hontvari2@solware.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:56
To: James Developers List
Subject: [PATCH] AOL blocking James
This patch, complemented with the fast fail SMPT authentication (with
allowed ip addresses) from Noel, were able to defeat the dumb AOL open relay
test.
If it is switched on, James refuses recipients immediately in the smtp
session, where the local part of the email address contains a % character
(and a dot somewhere after the %, as an additional check).
To switch it on, add the following configuration element to the smtp
handler section:
<!-- it true the smtp server will not accept a recipient address
containing -->
<!-- a '%' character in its local part. -->
<!-- If not set AOL may accuse you wrongfully of being open relay. -->
<defeatAbsurdAOLOpenRelayTest>true</defeatAbsurdAOLOpenRelayTest>
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