RE: [cobalt-users] spam

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> One of my domains on my raq has started to get *alot* of 
> returned mail. I've checked the message headers and none of 
> the mail was sent my box. The originating IP's appear lots of 
> different DSL boxes in the uk/europe. Someone is sending out 
> spam and the return path has my domain specified at 
> the end.
> 
> The problem is with all this mail is getting returned to me, 
> it's eating up 
> my bandwidth needlessly, but I'm more worried about my IP 
> getting blacklisted ! Is there a way to stop this ?
> 
> I can't think of one seeing as the email is not originating 
> from my machine...
> 

If you have a catch-all on the domain I'd disable it. If it's being sent
to a valid address about the only way you can handle it is with Procmail
and if you can find the originating IP for the joe job complain to the
ISP hosting the site being advertised. Most likely it's being sent via
open proxies.

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C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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