The Open Relay Database, a tool e-mail service providers used for years to help curb the spread of spam, is ceasing operations, a death partly attributable to its own success. It was 5. For years, ...

Typically refers to an email server (SMTP server) that is configured to deliver any incoming mail to another mail server. In the past, open relays (open relay servers) were common, but today, most ...

A controversial list that helps e-mail administrators block traffic from spam-friendly servers has now passed to a third generation of volunteer activists after a second-generation operator was ...

We're having problems with open relay on Microsoft Exchange Server 2000. We tried to shut down SMTP, clean out queues, turn off relaying, etc., but nothing worked. For a quick fix, we set up a ...

I once new a way of checking for an open relay by telneting into port 25 on the smtp server. I have since forgotten. Can anyone reffresh my memory as I dont want to leave my mail server open to ...