[plug] nasty spammer

[Bret Busby]

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Mark Nold wrote:

> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 16:51:30 +0800
> From: Mark Nold <markn at enspace.com>
> Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] nasty spammer
> Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 16:57:21 +0800 (WST)
> Resent-From: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> 
> sounds good, justto make sure try 
> 
> chkconfig --list
> 
> (im sure thats the syntax though)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bret Busby [mailto:bret at busby.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 4:39 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] nasty spammer
> 
> 
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Mark Nold wrote:
> 
> > 
> > try "named" instead of Bind
> > 
> > service named status
> > chkconfig --list | grep named
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bret Busby [mailto:bret at busby.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:58 PM
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] nasty spammer
> > 
> > 
> > On 27 Mar 2002, Jeff wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Your not running Redhat 6.2 with the original bind I hope.
> > > 
> > 
> > We are running RH 6.2, on our mail server. 
> > 
> > ps -ax | grep 'bind' does not show that we have bind running. I assume
> > that is the correct synatx, to determine whether bind is running.
> > 
> > Postfix sends messages, from time to time, indicating that someone is
> > trying to use us for relaying.
> > 
> <snip>
> 
> The chkconfig just returns to the prompt; indicating no named ?
> 
> 

I botched it - forgot to telnet to the server; did chkconfig on my box,
not on the mailserver/gateway.

chkconfig named on the server, gave a series of numbers, 0-6, with ons and
offs.

I could not find an explanation from man named.

What do the numbers and the on/off switches, represent?

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Bret Busby
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