Re: Spam sent through server using authid=apache or mysql

John Jasen <[email protected]> Fri, 30 May 2008 14:44:24 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.linux
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Stephen Pusey wrote:
> May 21 08:12:32 thismachine sendmail[16842]: AUTH=server,
> relay=ip68-92-154-163.z154-92-62.customer.algz.net [68.92.154.163],
> authid=apache, mech=LOGIN, bits=0
> 
> spammers have also used authid=mysql
> 
> Y'awl probably think I am an idiot for not figuring this out - but I
> would really appreciate your help - or direction to the right place.

Is sasl configured to use sasldb or another authentication source?

My immediate guess is that apache and mysql have easily guessed 
passwords either in sasldb or elsewhere.

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