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[Roger Clarke]

>At 12:40 PM 24/06/2007, Robert Hart wrote:
>>Rick Welykochy wrote:
>>  > The 80% of the presentation that I did listen to failed to mention
>>  > specifically which PC configuration was the source of all the zombies
>>  > that is causing this financial fraud epidemic, i.e. PCs running
>>  > Microsoft Windows. I have never heard of a Linux or Mac or BSD or
>>  > other Unix zombie.
>>True - but unfortunately Linux does contribute through misconfigured
>>mail servers that act as open relays. This problem is not as big as it
>>once was as most distros (certainly all the major ones likely to be used
>>by newbies) install an MTA default config that won't act as an open
>>relay (eg listening only on 127.0.0.1).

At 15:25 +1000 24/6/07, Adam Todd wrote:
>Yeah most now are configured to net even relay your local mail!

I (tried to) use Mac PostFix Enabler 1.2.2, and it does as you describe.

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