Hi,
I'm concerned that I might have an open relay...
/var/log/maillog:
Code:
Mar 21 00:17:12 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:12 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:27 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:27 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:42 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:42 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:17:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:12 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:12 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:27 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:27 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:42 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:42 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:18:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:12 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:12 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:27 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:27 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:42 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:42 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MTA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: have been rejecting connections on daemon MTA for 11+12:14:36
Mar 21 00:19:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: rejecting connections on daemon MSA: load average: 17
Mar 21 00:19:57 nexus sendmail[3301]: have been rejecting connections on daemon MSA for 11+12:14:36
There appear to be entries in the log numbering several a second. I do not know how I could be relaying email, port 25 on my router is closed!!
Please could someone help me trouble-shoot this?