Re: [cobalt-users] RE: RE: Re: How can I speed up Sendmail?

[Travis Ogdon <togdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Lucas wrote:

> >As did I. Makes me wonder if they pulled our mail server addresses out of
> >the headers from the messages while they were on the list. Oh well the IP
> >is blackholed at our routers now and will remain there until AT&T
> >responds to our abuse complaint. Unlikely that IP will come out anytime
> >soon... :/
> >
> >-- Travis
> 
> A lot of email generated today is due to people infected with the Klez 
> virus.  I see many trying to use bogus email addresses I have.  I have
> done a bit of research via isp's and have found out the people I thought
> were trying to relay through me are actually people infected with the
> virus.  As it has it's own smtp server built in, it pulls addresses from
> your computer and then uses them.  I blocked a couple before I figured out
> what was going on.  I am currently getting hit with about 50 or so Klez
> per day.  Thanks to a procmail recipe they are going away quietly.  Only
> one has gotten through since I got the recipe and I have not seen one
> sircam in many months.  I do see them in the procmail.log though.


Trust me when I say that these were SPAM. Unless klez is sending out mail
from makemoneynow@xxxxxxxxx, etc... :)

We've noticed a big jump in Klez too, or rather the file that they all get
dumped into has been showing more messages over the last couple of days. 

-- Travis