Re: [exim] Using GeoIP to block spammers - anyone?

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Autor: Odhiambo G. Washington
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Assumpte: Re: [exim] Using GeoIP to block spammers - anyone?
* On 23/06/06 07:53 +0100, Ian Eiloart wrote:
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| --On 22 June 2006 20:37:01 +0300 "Odhiambo G. Washington"
| <wash@???> wrote:
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| >Hello pple,
| >
| >I have have a server which is where all deliveries are done. This server
| >is not advertised "anymore" in DNS, but spammers are still sending to
| >it in defiance of my TTL from DNS configuration.
| >I know that most of my clients who use this server are located within
| >my country (damn Kenya!).
| >
| >I now want to block all connections to this server which originate
| >outside my country.
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| Really? If the spam is coming from inside Kenya, why not block all email to
| that server?


I can deal directly with spammers resident in Kenya by educating them ;)

| I made a similar move recently, and found that the email directly to the
| old server died off within a couple of weeks.



I think this will apply to me, but I am only wondering why they don't
respect DNS. Well, as Wietse once said "Spam is war, RFCs don't apply".
It's very true.

I still want to learn/know how to block anyone I hate using GeoIP ;)


        cheers
       - wash 
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