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>3.2. Blocking Access to Other SMTP Servers</H1
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>&#13; Any SMTP server that is not listed as a public <A
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> in the DNS zone of your domain(s) should not
accept incoming connections from the internet. All incoming
mail traffic should go through your incoming mail exchanger(s).
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>&#13; This consideration is not unique to SMTP servers. If you have
machines that only serve an internal purpose within your site,
use a firewall to restrict access to these.
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>&#13; This is a rule, so therefore there must be exceptions. However,
if you don't know what they are, then the above applies to you.
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