The Open Relay Database, a tool e-mail service providers used for years to help curb the spread of spam, is ceasing operations, a death partly attributable to its own success. It was 5. For years, ...

Typically refers to an email server (SMTP server) that is configured to deliver any incoming mail to another mail server. In the past, open relays (open relay servers) were common, but today, most ...

The Open Relay Data Base (ORDB) was started in 2001 as a means of combating spam. The database did what its name implies – it listed open relays on the Internet that could be used by spammers to send ...

What is the NO SPST normally open relay? The NO Normally-Open SPST (Single Pole Single Throw) relay has an opened circuit state when no current is applied to its coil so basically it disconnects the ...

We're having problems with open relay on Microsoft Exchange Server 2000. We tried to shut down SMTP, clean out queues, turn off relaying, etc., but nothing worked. For a quick fix, we set up a ...