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Date:      Thu, 25 May 2006 11:10:57 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
To:        Olga Zenkova <siro200@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Spam problem!
Message-ID:  <20060525111057.7948622e.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060525145312.50581.qmail@web53406.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20060525145312.50581.qmail@web53406.mail.yahoo.com>

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Olga Zenkova <siro200@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I use sendmail 8.13.3 and gather full log of its work.
> I see such strings in it:
> 
> <<< RCPT TO: user1@domain.com
> >>> 250 2.1.5 <user1&domain.com>... Recipient ok
> <<< RCPT TO: user2@domain.com
> >>> 250 2.1.5 <user2&domain.com>... Recipient ok
> <<< DATA
> <<< To: user3@domain.com
> 
> where user1, user2 - users names
> domain.com - domain name
> 
> After that user1 and user2 get spam letters to their
> mailboxes with field "To: user3" in it. There are no
> user1 or user2 in this field. Is it possible to cut
> off these letters? Especially it is difficult to
> explain for user1 and user2 why they got letters
> addressed not for them.

Spam prevention is a _huge_ topic.  Mainly because everything and anything
you do to try to prevent spam, spammers will work to circumvent.

I would suggest lots and lots of reading on the problem.  Research spamcop,
spamassassin, greylisting to start, plus any links that those point you
to.  You've got a lot of work on your hands to understand the problem
and effectively prevent it.

Alternatively, you can purchase a commercial solution.  There are many
appliances available.  Or you could hire an experienced consultant to
set up spam blocking on your existing server.

Good luck.

-- 
Bill Moran

Time for some thrilling heroics.

	Jayne Cobb




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