[100729] in RedHat Linux List
Re: log entry question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ramon Gandia)
Mon Nov 23 04:49:43 1998
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 00:45:45 -0900
From: Ramon Gandia <rfg@nook.net>
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"Thomas Ribbrock (Design/DEG)" wrote:
>
> Hi out there,
>
> I'm wondering if somebody out there could tell me what this entry in
> /var/log/messages means:
>
> Nov 22 23:54:40 angua identd[810]: Connection from sprintrpg.com
> Nov 22 23:54:40 angua identd[810]: Successful lookup: 2211 , 25 : root
>
> I found that entry about two hours later. I was logged in to my ISP via PPP
> at the time this entry occurred. My machine is running a RHL 4.2 system with
> all relevant updates applied (excl. the latest X update) and I do have a
> ALL:ALL in my /etc/hosts.deny. Do I need to be worried about that log entry?
This is from E-mail. Basically its a machine (sprintrpg.com)
accessing your computer to send or receive email via SMTP. I
do believe that most MTA, like Sendmail, will verify the IP
address of the requestor to make sure its legitimate. You will
then see the above log entry. I get thousands a day.... in
/var/log/daemon not in /var/log/messages.
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