Linux_64 6.3c2-2 Dec 14 2012 12:08:51


On 08/07/13 22:36, Frank Bulk wrote:
> Thanks -- what software release are you at for that functionality?  We're at 6.3c-1 and don't have this today.  Would love to avoid restarting SM for password changes to take effect.
>
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lyle Giese [mailtoHIDDEN@crcomputer.info]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 6:27 PM
> To: surgemailHIDDEN@etwinsite.com
> Subject: [SurgeMail List] Thank you for an important anti spam feature
>
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
> 2013-08-07 17:22:14.00:Err:884185424: password changed for
> HIDDEN@ample.com) so closing smtp session
>
> I want to publicly say thanks to the guys in New Zealand for the above
> feature.  One account here was hacked and during the 2.5 hrs the hackers
> were bombing it, they managed to send about 25,000 messages.  The spam
> was just a link so a very small message.  I deleted around 4,000 out of
> the outbound queue.
>
> I was traveling from a customer site to my office when I got my first
> alert of excessive messages in the outbound queue.  When I got in I
> wasn't overly concerned about it as I have customers sending emails to
> large groups and figured it was more of that.  But as soon as I looked
> at the outbound queue, I knew I was in trouble.  As soon as I changed
> the password, I saw the above in the logs and wanted to say thanks!
>
> Lyle Giese
> LCR Computer Services, Inc.
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