Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:13:50 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: Dave <dmehler26@woh.rr.com>, James Csoka <jimcsoka@dominionfirstmortgage.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail autoresponder Message-ID: <20060217181350.GE13775@flame.pc> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKEGLFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <01aa01c633e4$6eda5400$2e07a8c0@domfirst.local> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKEGLFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On 2006-02-17 09:29, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote: > You do NOT want to setup an autoresponder like vacation! The > FEATURE method that Giorgos explained is the correct way to do it. > If your not using sendmail and your MTA cannot issue an error in > this fashion, you do not want to mess around with this. > > What happens with autoresponders is that spammers inadvertantly > trigger them. As a result the autoresponses get sent to thousands of > victims who had their names forged to the spammers message. Some > of those victim addresses are spamtrap addesses. Oh, crap! I hadn't thought of that. Good thinking there Ted :)
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