From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 19 23:47:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FF4116A4BF for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:47:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pit.databus.com (p70-227.acedsl.com [66.114.70.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B2DE43FA3 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:47:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: from pit.databus.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7K6lkDw038485; Wed, 20 Aug 2003 02:47:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from barney@pit.databus.com) Received: (from barney@localhost) by pit.databus.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7K6lkWo038484; Wed, 20 Aug 2003 02:47:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from barney) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 02:47:45 -0400 From: Barney Wolff To: "Orville R. Weyrich_Jr" Message-ID: <20030820064745.GA37477@pit.databus.com> References: <448579583.1061309896@melange.errno.com> <20030819220030.M63814-100000@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030819220030.M63814-100000@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.35 cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SPAM help X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 06:47:49 -0000 On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:04:53PM -0700, Orville R. Weyrich_Jr wrote: > I have recently been getting a lot of bounce messages addressed to an > in-mail box on my FreeBSD system . > > These bounced messages were NOT sent by my system, because there is no > user account by that name (it is an incoming forward to the account I am > using to send this message). > > I believe that these messages are spam with a forged header. I am afraid > that my system will be black-holed by someone who thinks I really did > originate the messages. > > What can I do? Not a damn thing. Anyone who has the temerity to post to an email list or put an address on a website gets these. So far, I haven't noticed being blacklisted because of them - perhaps the blacklisters have the sense to notice that the From doesn't match the Received headers. If the volume gets too high, procmail is your friend. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.