[100731] in RedHat Linux List
Re: log entry question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Ribbrock \(Design/DEG\))
Mon Nov 23 05:01:05 1998
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:02:16 +0000
From: "Thomas Ribbrock \(Design/DEG\)" <argathin@iname.com>
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In-Reply-To: <36592EC9.3B444130@nook.net>; from Ramon Gandia on Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 12:45:45AM -0900
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Ramon Gandia writes:
> "Thomas Ribbrock (Design/DEG)" wrote:
[...]
> > 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
[...]
> 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.
Thanks for clearing that up! I'm still quite positive that it was in
messages, not daemon, but I'll check tonight to be sure... I've defintiely
never seen such a message before on my machine which is the main reason why
I was surprised (and concerned).
I wonder: Could such a connection be used to spam? (I'm really just starting
out on all "network related" stuff...)
Cheers,
Thomas
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