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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SMTP problems >> Mail relaying Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Checks if the remote mail server can be used as a spam relay Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote SMTP server seems to permit the relaying. This means that it permits spammers to use your mail server to send their mails to the world, thus wasting your network bandwidth. Network Security Threat Level: Low / Medium Solution : configure your SMTP server so that it can't be used as a relay any more. Networks Security ID: 6118, 7580, 8196 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison |
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