Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:11:49 +0100 From: "Andre Goeree" <abgoeree@uwnet.nl> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: ["abgoeree@uwnet.nl"@shell.i-sphere.com: REJECTED MAIL]???????? Message-ID: <20010221111149.D929@mandark.attica.home> In-Reply-To: <14994.61220.340488.445773@guru.mired.org>; from mwm@mired.org on Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 04:26:44PM -0600 References: <20010220230057.A57762@mandark.attica.home> <14994.61220.340488.445773@guru.mired.org>
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On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 04:26:44PM -0600, Mike Meyer wrote: > [Replies pointed to -chat] > > Andre Goeree <abgoeree@uwnet.nl> types: > > Could someone please tell me how on earth this > > ended up in my mailbox? The message was sent > > *only* to stable@freebsd.org (and received) > > with no CC BC or whatever. Is this someones > > spam filter going berserk? > > No, it's someones spam filter acting on your message. That it found > something that wasn't spam is a minor problem. It would have been nice > if the message had said *which* IP address was "illegally formed", as > they all look fine to me. > Yes, to me too:) It could just be someone who setup a poor spam filter. On the other hand it could mean trouble with my ISP's DNS servers (i already notified them). I've had something similar some time ago when they where expanding their address space and forgot to register some address pool with the DNS servers. > Rather than install a filter, get a good automated complaint system, > and add a "complain" button to your mailer. If you do it often enough, > you'll get your address on the "complains about spam" blacklist, which > will start killill the spam at the source. That's a lot better than > killing it after it's gotten to your system. > Is there a "complaints about SPAM" blacklist? I didn't know that. Sounds like a list i want to get on:) Would mail/adcomplain do the trick? Hmm, sometimes i get spammed via mailing lists. I can only guess that the spammers don't have my direct mail address, but reacting to these messages would give them the address for sure... > I always wonder what would happen if some popular mailer turned up > with a "Complain about SPAM" button. I suspect it would be more > effective at getting rid of SPAM than all the filters and blocks put > together. > > <mike That sure sounds like a good default feature:) Please CC followups to me so i can follow the discussion i'm not on -chat. -- Andre. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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