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Re: log entry question

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Ribbrock \(Design/DEG\))
Mon Nov 23 06:14:56 1998

Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:16:06 +0000
From: "Thomas Ribbrock \(Design/DEG\)" <argathin@iname.com>
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In-Reply-To: <36593588.7CED0A3@nook.net>; from Ramon Gandia on Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 01:14:32AM -0900
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Ramon Gandia writes:
> 
> It normally is in /var/log/messages, but I moved it (along with
> DNS statistics) to /var/log/daemon so I don't get my
> /var/log/messages
> filed all cluttered up.  I did this in syslog.conf.

Ah - that explains it... ;-)

 
> As for SPAM... yes, I would imagine that someone could use you
> as a SPAM relay.  I know zero about sendmail (I use qmail), so
> I am clueless about how to configure sendmail to protect against
> this, but it *is* a feature of Sendmail to be able to guard
> against it.  However, you have to set it up.

Looks like I better have a look into that one. I'd hate to have my machine
abused...

Thanks again,

Thomas
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