On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 10:42:31AM +0300, Alex wrote: > Dear All, > > i have a problem with my squid proxy.. suddenly its performance decrease > and i never get the speed i expect from my squid box, and when i tail to > access.log i find a weird line of information there,, please find it below : > > 1115668842.640 14680 61.224.206.211 TCP_MISS/200 824 CONNECT > 205.188.156.185:25 - DIRECT/205.188.156.185 - > Your squid box is a open relay for the entire world to use, and everyone is more than likely accessing the internet though it, sending thousands of spam emails, and what not. I would suggest that you have a immediate look at your ACLs and tie them down. -- Chris.