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Google Outbound Services Configuration Guide User Manual

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5.

Confirm that your mail server is not an open relay. An open relay will make
your mail server vulnerable to hijacking from spammers and will most likely
cause an interruption in service.

Use an external open relay test, such as

http://www.mxtoolbox.com/

diagnostic.aspx

or

http://www.spamhelp.org/shopenrelay/

. If the result

shows that you have an open relay, correct your private relay settings. If you
see an uncertain response (such as “maybe” or “warning”) then check that
your private relay settings are correct.

See “Set Up Reinjection” on page 104 for the correct private relay settings.