Marc Sherman wrote:
> Bill Hacker wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> deny
>>>> log_message = roomity.com.rude.bugger.
>>>> senders = *@roomity.com
>>>> condition = ${if match {$sender_host_name}
>>>> {\N*@???$\N}{no}{yes}}
>
>
> Ian Eiloart wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Your trying to match the sender HOST name with a part of an email
>>> address. That can't be right, surely. But, why. The senders
>>> condition will do the job nicely, won't it? I don't think you need
>>> the condition line.
>
>
> Um, if you're trying to block messages this spammer is sending to
> mailing lists, the above will have no effect; the sender for mailing
> list messages is the MLM, exim-users-bounces+*@??? in our case. And
> yo surely don't want to deny that.
>
> - Marc
>
Quite correct - and it doesn't affect my receipt of this list.
But many of us here also run (multiple) MLM's as well as MTA's.
Mine are generally 'closed' lists where all members are already known to
most of the others,
but open lists, blogs, forums, etc. are probably more common, so 'an
ounce of prevention.....'
Regards,
Bill Hacker
