Re: [exim] Dealing with clever spammers - how do I?

Top Page
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Heiko Schlittermann
Date:  
To: exim-users
CC: Odhiambo G. Washington
Subject: Re: [exim] Dealing with clever spammers - how do I?
Hi,


Odhiambo G. Washington <wash@???> (Fr 16 Jun 2006 12:24:25 CEST):
>
> I have a server that I use for hosting websites. I simply give ftp
> access and the customer just uploads their web content. The problem
> comes in the name of some code used in these websites - they allow
> http-put and http-post by spammers.


It's probably these kind of spammers filling almost every form they find
and then hoping it will generate some mail...

> Now, since I am running Exim on this server, is there a way to take
> care of (prevent the spamming) such a situation within Exim itself?


For locally generated mails you could limit the number of recipients and
block all mails with more than e.g. 5 recpients.

You can do strict sender checking - since I guess, that almost always
the sender is not valid with such random filled forms.

But - does your server need to send locally generated mail at all?


    Best regards from Dresden
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
-- 
 SCHLITTERMANN.de ---------------------------- internet & unix support -
 Heiko Schlittermann HS12-RIPE -----------------------------------------
 gnupg encrypted messages are welcome - key ID: 48D0359B ---------------
 gnupg fingerprint: 3061 CFBF 2D88 F034 E8D2  7E92 EE4E AC98 48D0 359B -