-----Original Message-----
From: John Bolding <john@???>
To: exim-users@??? <exim-users@???>
Date: Saturday, August 09, 1997 11:48 AM
Subject: how can i fight __this__ Spam?
>Any SPAM experts out there who can tell me how to use our
>beloved exim to fight this particular SPAM?
>
>Exim settings:
>qualify_recipient = firstbase.com
>sender_verify
>sender_verify_fixup
>sender_verify_log_details
>sender_verify_reject
>
>Comments:
>we use an extensive filter mechanism looking for certain addresses
>and patterns, and then bounce the spam to the sender and postmaster.
>
>this spam used MAILER-DAEMON which evaluated to
MAILER-DAEMON@???.
>the real From: line had a company name and phone number in it.
>I can block this spam via message body content, but then there is
>no place to bounce email back to.
>
>the other recourse is to use sender_net_reject, but we do have
>valid email contacts inside this domain, and this total IP block
>would be a last resort.
>
>any other options anyone can point me towards?
>
>
>>From MAILER-DAEMON Fri Aug 08 09:32:18 1997
>>Return-path: <>
>>Received: from germany.it.earthlink.net [204.250.46.123]
>> by shibumi.firstbase.com with esmtp (Exim 1.62 #9)
>> id 0wwry3-0007AB-00; Fri, 8 Aug 1997 09:32:47 -0700
>>Received: from .- (1Cust73.max10.san-diego.ca.ms.uu.net [153.34.216.73])
>> by germany.it.earthlink.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA15015
>> for <john@???>; Fri, 8 Aug 1997 09:34:31 -0700 (PDT)
>>Message-Id: <199708081634.JAA15015@???>
>>Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 09:30:35 -0700
>>From: (Contact XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
>>Sender: (Contact XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
>>Subject: Boost your traffic to firstbase.com...
>>To: john@???
>>X-Mailer: <Mailcast, version 1.0>
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Blocking mail sent by spam software is a sure bet.
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ilya
