RE: [cobalt-users] spam

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DK> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:50:32 -0400
DK> From: Dan Kriwitsky


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

All very true.  Just last night one of our domains had a few
hundred commonly used names probed.

If one runs a spam processing program, I suggest checking logs
for frequently-attempted addresses.  Enable them.  If inbound
mail is misdirected legitimate mail (typo errors), disable the
addresses again.  If only spam comes in, feed it to your spam
processor.


Eddy
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