Re: [exim] iForbiddng e-mail coming from bogus address

Hi, Bill,

On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:30:39 +0000 in message number <4DA07B9F.7080904@???>, received here on 09/04/2011 17:57:11, W B Hacker <wbh@???> said:

> Bill Hayles wrote:

> > Interesting, and thanks for the test. It could be said that I should
> > use the rDNS result as my primary_hostname, but I don't really want
> > to do that.
>
> Perhaps not - but there IS a middle-ground.
>
> A single IP is permitted PTR RR for more than one <domain>.<tld>

Getting complicated and, I admit, at the limit of my understanding, but
worth looking in to.

> > Fair enough. You know much more about this than me.
> >>
>
> Don't count on THAT. Old age and 'Irish Alzheimer's here...

One of the reasons I run my own mail and web servers is to keep my brain
active in my old age, so I can empathise!
(big snip re pest@???)
> >

> UNTIL it gets cleaned up at the source, however, rather than block all
> of hotmail or even that one server in their pool, one may use a very
> specific match.
>
> If you already have such, fine.

I do, and I think that's where we came in, with the OP (remember him?)
asking about blocking specific addresses.
>
> Otherwise, the example below may be modified.

As always, useful code snippets from you, but for a single pest, my approach
works.

>
> [1] Check the Message_ID and other MUA 'fingerprints' by grep of the
> list archives. The 'apparent' perp won't respond favorably if being
> framed for the infection on someone ELSE's Winbox!

I tried to contact pest@??? a couple of times before I took any
action. His address was spamming my mailing lists as all checks were passed.
I got no reply, which is why I've had to reject all his mail, something I
don't do lightly.


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This is Spain. We do things differently here!

Bill Hayles
billnot@???