RE: Excess SMTP traffic to non-mail host

["NESTING, DAVID M (SBCSI)" <dn3723 () sbc com>]

Keep in mind that a steady, constant flow of e-mail traffic, depending upon
the configuration of the originating MTA, could show a steady increase in
the number of connections, since a transient SMTP error will result in
periodic retries.

It almost sounds like some spammers got ahold of an "open relay" list that
indicated (incorrectly, apparently) that this IP address was an open relay.

David

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