Auteur: Marc Perkel Date: À: a507 CC: exim users Sujet: Re: [exim] [off-topic] Using low-priority DNS MX record as spam trap
gdub wrote: > Any thoughts on the idea of dedicating a
> host or interface as a trap by giving it
> the lowest priority MX record?
>
> I find that the lowest-priority exchangers
> in my domains are used primarily (maybe
> exclusively, I need to analyze) by
> spammers. Could this be a way to detect
> spamhosts? Is anyone doing this already?
> I realize this could be a colossally
> bad idea so I'm looking for thoughts and
> the attendant laughter.
>
> -dub
>
>
>
I do it and it works great. It's just one of many tricks but it
definitely works.
