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The eMail Server Relay Check Tool is a simple security tool designed for testing email servers for signs of misconfiguration.
 
The eMail Server Relay Check Tool is a simple security tool designed for testing email servers for signs of misconfiguration.
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You can gain access to the eMail Server Relay Check page by selecting  
 
You can gain access to the eMail Server Relay Check page by selecting  
  
NSTWUI > Network > email > eMail Server Relay Check
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The tools checks for the following:
 
The tools checks for the following:
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Optionally, it will also perform a quick port scan for open NETBIOS ports.
 
Optionally, it will also perform a quick port scan for open NETBIOS ports.
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== Configuration ==
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In order for the tool to work correctly, you will need to change the variable ''$email_address'' to your own email address. This is located on line 30 of the file /usr/share/relaycheck/cgi-bin/relaycheck.pl
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$email_address='change_this@change_this.whatever';
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'''(this documentation is currently under development)'''
 
'''(this documentation is currently under development)'''

Revision as of 12:47, 20 March 2011

Overview

The eMail Server Relay Check Tool is a simple security tool designed for testing email servers for signs of misconfiguration.

You can gain access to the eMail Server Relay Check page by selecting

 NSTWUI > Network > email > eMail Server Relay Check

The tools checks for the following:

 Open Relay
 Bounce Messages or Non-Delivery Reports (NRS's)
 Listings on DNS-based Realtime Blacklists
 

Optionally, it will also perform a quick port scan for open NETBIOS ports.

Configuration

In order for the tool to work correctly, you will need to change the variable $email_address to your own email address. This is located on line 30 of the file /usr/share/relaycheck/cgi-bin/relaycheck.pl

$email_address='change_this@change_this.whatever';


(this documentation is currently under development)