[18755] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: open relays at Earthlink
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sam Hayes Merritt, III)
Mon Aug 17 11:16:59 1998
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:02:43 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" <harter@feeding.frenzy.com>
To: "Adam D. McKenna" <adam@flounder.net>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <05a301bdc9eb$4b0ad2e0$e50984a9@flounder.telecom.idt.net>
On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Adam D. McKenna wrote:
> Earthlink has the following open mail relays:
> gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net
feeding: {13} rly2 gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net
Connecting to gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net ...
<<< 220 gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net ESMTP Sendmail 8.8.7/8.8.5; Mon, 17
Aug 1998 07:58:06 -0700 (PDT)
>>> HELO feeding.frenzy.com
<<< 250 gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net Hello feeding.frenzy.com
[209.198.128.35], pleased to meet you
>>> MAIL FROM:<sam_merritt@hotmail.com>
<<< 250 <sam_merritt@hotmail.com>... Sender ok
>>> RCPT TO:<harter@feeding.frenzy.com>
<<< 550 <harter@feeding.frenzy.com>... Relaying Denied
rly2: relay rejected - final response code 550
> snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net
feeding: {17} rly2 snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net
Connecting to snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net ...
<<< 220 snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net ESMTP Sendmail 8.8.7/8.8.5; Mon, 17
Aug 1998 08:00:04 -0700 (PDT)
>>> HELO feeding.frenzy.com
<<< 250 snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net Hello feeding.frenzy.com
[209.198.128.35], pleased to meet you
>>> MAIL FROM:<sam_merritt@hotmail.com>
<<< 250 <sam_merritt@hotmail.com>... Sender ok
>>> RCPT TO:<harter@feeding.frenzy.com>
<<< 550 <harter@feeding.frenzy.com>... Relaying Denied
rly2: relay rejected - final response code 550
> I know this because I have been getting spammed by someone using them for
> the past week. I have tried e-mailing abuse@earthlink.net several times and
> have received no response.
> I'm hoping a clueful Earthlink admin will see this post and take the
> appropriate action. If not, then maybe Earthlink should be "nominated" for
> RBL.
They must have fixed it (or you didn't test it). Lets not be too hasty.
Sam
