On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:25:12 +0200, Duncan wrote: > does this mean nmanaged to login into the server , No. Connection comes before authentication (if any), so even a simple "telnet 1.2.3.4 smtp" triggers such a log message when sendmail is listening. > opened a port but did > not do anything or someone was trying open a port to use to spam . I have > hit the wall Whether someone can use the server to distribute spam, cannot be seen from these messages. It would need further log entries on something which had been submitted to the server. Btw, learn to reply below quoted relevant content. It's a matter of general netiquette. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list