RE: [cobalt-users] email spam, virus?

["Ligard, Vidar" <vligard@xxxxxxxxx>]

To get these spammers, you'll have to look at the header,
And find the originating smtp server.
Then you really need to look at that smtp server's log files to find
The true originator. It is way too easy for spammers to fake any to / from / reply-to fields, that those fields you can't trust at all.

What many are doing nowadays is to block any mail originating from any
Smtp server that is allowing spam.

There are even databases of spam-relaying smtp servers out there you can download
And bloack out. Problem is, once you do this, you may not be getting some legitimate mail.

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Vidar Ligard
RHEMA Bible Church - Computer Information Systems
918 258 1588 x2490
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave's List Addy [mailto:listonly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:37 AM
> To: Cobalt Users
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] email spam, virus?
> 
> 
> On 6/2/03 1:02 PM, "Gerald Waugh" wrote:
> 
> > Which had to be the from address.
> > How do I stop this BS?
> 
> Not sure about everyone else, but seems like SPAM has 
> increased here from 20-30 a day to well over 150 a day. 
> Clients are claiming the same. I set rules but these SPAMMERS 
> seem to be getting much sneakier at getting past filters. Not 
> they are using images to sent their wares instead of text :(
> -- 
> Thanks!!
> David Thurman
> List Only at Web Presence Group Net
> 
> 
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