On 2006-10-09, DSO <dso@nomailforme.com> wrote:
> I want to run this by those who may know about such things before I
> take up the issue with my web hosting ISP.
> popular configuration app run on Apache servers). Therefore, in
> Thunderbird's account settings, under Outgoing Server, the "Use
> username and password" checkbox is unchecked and there is no password
> used. From what I understand, this means my website's SMTP server is
> an "open relay" and virtually anyone can use it to send mail.

Ask your ISP if they have some sort of security in place, maybe they
don't relay mail unless it comes from your IP (that they've logged) or
if the mail doesn't have a 'From' address matching your account.

> these days given all the spammers looking to take advantage of them.

Spammers have much fun using networks of zombies, one single server is
quick to put in a blacklist.

Anyway, nothing of this has anything to do with apache or configuration.

Davide

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