Re: [Exim] New AOL Mailer for forgery filter (for Exim 4.x)

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To: Suresh Ramasubramanian, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] New AOL Mailer for forgery filter (for Exim 4.x)
At 8:06 +0530 2002/12/23, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>eximlists@??? (Giuliano Gavazzi) writes:
>> I would say this is less of a problem now, a lot of spam is coming
>> via rogue servers. If only system administrator configured their
>> servers correctly (HELO, dns, perhaps down to correct contact in SOA
>> or domain handles), it would be easy to tell spammers from
>> non-spammers. And if a spam comes via a properly cofigured server,
>> then you would know where to knock..
>
>I can give you any number of spam operations out there which have perfectly
>correct rDNS and real whois records. That idea won't fly.
>
>A lot of the spam seems split between open proxies and "direct spam sources"
>these days, with open relays coming in a poor third.
>


yes, but my point is that if they come from traceable sources, those
sources can be legally challenged.

Giuliano
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