> > > > Relaying denied: > > From www.abuse.net [208.31.42.77] to securitytest@xxxxxxxxx: 4 Time(s) > > From www.abuse.net [208.31.42.77] to user-49733@xxxxxxxxxxxx: 4 Time(s) > > These top two are the abuse.net relay tester. Probably being used by > someone that received some of the spam your machine relayed yesterday. > Those are my own tests to see if I have closed the open relay, the results of which I posted earlier in this thread. I'm closed up now, unfortunately to my remote legitimate users as well. The next reply from Jeff Kinz will help me shut down the boxes that have targeted me and reduce the load on my box. My remaining problems are: 1) how to open up *safe* relays for legitimate users, the preferred method being pop-b4-smtp because it is widely supported. 2) how to get mysql up and running again. The log-reported missing was in fact there and valid, even when replaced by a backup. I am currently trying uninstalls and reinstalls but not having a lot of luck. Most of my sites are dynamic and heavily rely on MySql. > I wouldn't be surprised if the rest are zombied Windows boxes. .. that wouldn't surprise *any* of us here! bob
