On Fri, February 16, 2007 13:32, James B. Byrne wrote:> I am getting large numbers of these types of messages in my maillog files:
>
> somehost.hotmail.com [65.54.246.97] did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN
> during connection to MTA
>
>
Possibly in relation to this problem I am seeing the following processes:
root 16758 1 0 13:17 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
dslb-088-070-014-
root 16996 1 0 13:23 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
[41.248.11.84] cm
root 17261 1 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
cm90166.red83-165
root 17423 1 0 13:35 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
saihou07.saisoft.
root 17467 1 0 13:37 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf20aec.mail.bel
root 17517 1 0 13:38 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
71-37-44-219.tukw
root 17529 1 0 13:39 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
203-144-153-222.s
root 17633 1 0 13:41 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: accepting
connections
root 17634 17633 0 13:41 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: ./l1FKUT3v010731
mail.gi
smmsp 17641 1 0 13:41 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: Queue
runner at 01:00:00 fo
root 17715 17633 0 13:44 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
84-55-78-153.rev.
root 17758 17633 0 13:45 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
smtp5.mundo-r.com
root 17781 17633 0 13:46 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
saihou07.saisoft.
root 17862 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf16aec.mail.bel
root 17863 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf16aec.mail.bel
root 17864 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf16aec.mail.bel
root 17866 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf16aec.mail.bel
root 17868 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf16aec.mail.bel
root 17869 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
imf16aec.mail.bel
root 17883 17633 0 13:48 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
cc154194-a.haaks1
root 17906 17633 0 13:49 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
76.pool85-57-36.d
root 17946 17633 0 13:50 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
[200.21.164.14] c
root 18014 17633 0 13:51 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
host86-143-148-10
root 18167 17633 0 13:55 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: server
206-81-246-201.ad
root 18219 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
simmts2-srv
root 18224 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[151.76.209
root 18226 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
mail.bis.eu
root 18228 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
smtp.myclea
root 18230 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
APoitiers-2
root 18231 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
host138-55-
root 18234 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
c63314BC1.d
root 18235 17633 0 13:56 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
email-proxy
root 18238 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
bay0-omc3-s
root 18239 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[151.76.209
root 18241 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
mta-c3.warp
root 18242 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
BHE20013915
root 18243 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
smtp.myclea
root 18244 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[213.154.93
root 18245 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
cm117.delta
root 18246 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
APoitiers-2
root 18247 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
aog206.neop
root 18248 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
email-surro
root 18249 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
dslb-084-06
root 18250 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
st64.startl
root 18251 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
d-210-236-7
root 18252 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
mx06.bwc.na
root 18253 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
smtp11-01.p
root 18254 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
cm035.hic5.
root 18257 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
77-99-51-11
root 18258 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[212.110.77
root 18259 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
218.65.adsl
root 18260 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
mail.bis.eu
root 18261 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
BHE20013915
root 18262 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
65-115-77-1
root 18265 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
adsl-084.22
root 18266 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
localhost
root 18267 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[24.218.14.
root 18268 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
APoitiers-2
root 18269 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
68-190-55-1
root 18270 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
c-24-0-176-
root 18271 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[84.52.106.
root 18272 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
240.50.124.
root 18273 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
29-121.124-
root 18274 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
200-180-9-1
root 18275 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
dyndsl-091-
root 18276 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
NET-allocat
root 18277 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
[213.156.11
root 18278 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
cm035.hic5.
root 18279 16634 0 13:57 pts/0 00:00:00 ps -ef
root 18280 17633 0 13:57 ? 00:00:00 sendmail: startup with
209.226.175
Which is an unusually high number for our organization. The other
external MX machine is similarly loaded. Are these issues related to one
another?
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James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca
Harte & Lyne Limited harte-lyne.ca
9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241
Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757
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