Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:14:18 +0400 From: Igor Robul <igorr@speechpro.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT Re: SPAM Problem] Message-ID: <42E5D4BA.5090801@speechpro.com> In-Reply-To: <42E2DCAC.3060700@grokking.org> References: <200507231237.44829.bulk_mail@siegel-tech.net> <42E2DCAC.3060700@grokking.org>
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Greg Maruszeczka wrote: >It's probably "blowback" resulting from the activities of worm-infected >windows hosts. Someone you correspond with got infected and the worm >subsequently propagated itself by picking your name from their address >book and inserting it into the from: header of the message carrying the >worm. Then, badly configured MTAs send "helpful" NDRs to the "sender" >informing them that they're messages couldn't be delivered > >Pretty routine, really. > > In 2005.01 we have got 48605 bounce messages (instead of 4-10, our clients prefer to call phone) to our help desk email and I was _forced_ to close this address with semi-helpful message after "RCPT TO:" command about new address. Now I reopened address and we get "normal" number of spam messages at it.
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