yes i got the same you wrote
i also realized that sendmail allows relay from any host in /etc/hosts no matter if the host is listed in the access file. is this normal?
i mean for all the other hosts (from internet) the relay is not allowed isn't it?
sendmail does not allow relay from any host in /etc/hosts; it allows relay from any host with a RELAY tag in the access.db, and to any domain listed in /etc/mail/relay-domains
What makes you think it allows relay from any host in /etc/hosts?
Paul.
