RE: Attempts to POST to web server mail 'cgi's

["Hall, Philip" <phall@xxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Has anyone else noticed a sudden increase in the number of
> unsuccessful POST instructions in their web logs lately?  All appear
> to be attempts to access a web interface of a mail server.
> 
> Ours have gone up tremendously in the past 5 days.  Here's a sample
> "attack":
> 

It's spammers looking for an alternative to an open/relay SMTP server. They, 
the spammers, use these web based contact forms - usually found in common 
website template code - as a method to relay spam.

--phil