On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Phil Pennock <exim-users@???> wrote: > And, too, fix the client that's configured with bad authentication data;
> also, consider finding out which software that is and pushing to replace
> it with something that doesn't sit in a tight loop, repeatedly trying to
> AUTH PLAIN with bad data.
I wouldn't exclude the notion that it's an exploited box trying to
hack someone's account. Look to see if the username changes with some
regularity (brute forcing usernames). If it's the same mailbox over
and over again then it likely is not an exploited box, but it is
running unfriendly software like you mentioned.
...Todd
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The total budget at all receivers for solving senders' problems is $0.
If you want them to accept your mail and manage it the way you want,
send it the way the spec says to. --John Levine
