Re: [EXIM] some more details about spam

On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 tcurdt@??? wrote:

> If the relay restriction are too lose, people could use HOST A to relay
> mail. But what's the big deal about that?

You will discover the answer to this question when some moron sends
100,000 offensive junk mail messages through your host, with return
addresses set to a non-existent address in your domain. This is not
fantasy. It has happened on numerous occasions.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.

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