We got this one too, also from a UK site (_aparently_ not relay raped but
running an old version of sendmail).
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Alan Thew
alan.thew@??? http://www.pobox.com/~alan.thew
On Thu, 17 Sep 1998, C Foster wrote:
> Hi all, hopefully a quick question. A couple of our users have
> received some junk this morning that purports to come from themselves,
> ie. the envelope sender is a forged but genuine local address.
>
> eg.
>
> 1998-09-17 06:15:35 0zJWPm-0002J6-00 < zzz9@??? H=mcb.mcb.co.uk
> [193.130.114.132] P=smtp S=901 id=199809170611.GAA03632@??? T="SUCCESS
> IS A CHOICE!" from <zzz9@???> for zzz9@???
>
> The other was received from apnet.com.
>
> I know this sort of thing isn't uncommon, but I find it irks more
> when the sender is just a rubbish (but verifiable) address.
> Question is, is there anything I can do about it? I think not,
> but I'm willing to be educated.
>
> This is exim 1.90. I already use:
>
> receiver_try_verify
> sender_try_verify
> relay controls are enabled, and I have a few sender_reject_recipients.
>
> That's about it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Craig
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Dr Craig Foster c.foster@???
> Systems Management 0116 252 2245
> University of Leicester Computer Centre Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
>
>
>
>
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