Tag Archives: open relay

July, 2010

• 15 July

  How Do Spammers Send Spam from My Server?

  

  When your server has become a haven for spammers, it is never a pleasant ordeal. Your server will probably be blacklisted, causing many of the emails you send to bounce back, and you may have serious connection problems due to the spammer using valuable system resources. There are a couple …

May, 2010

• 17 May

  When You Are Accused of Spamming…

  Question: My web host has accused me of being a spammer and has suspended my account. How do I prove I am not a spammer? Answer: Usually, you will only be accused of spamming in one of three situations: (1) you actually are a spammer, (2) your account is hosted …

January, 2010

• 6 January

  Testing your mail server for an open relay

  Question: How do I make sure my mail server isn’t an open relay? Answer: First we should be clear on what an open relay is. According to spamhelp.org, an open relay is: “a mail server that does not verify that it is authorised to send mail from the email address …