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Subject: RE: Re[2]: Time to fix "Refuse NULL <> Senders" option!
 PC Tech (97p/+0r) Posted: Saturday 12 May 2001
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To be honest, I am willing to take the risk to block the spam. The owners of the company I work for are extremely offended by graphic "Enlarge your penis" e-mails and such. And, since it seems, mostly the pornographic spammers are the main ones that use the null sender mail blasters, it's worth it to avoid the aggravation.
# -----Original Message----- # From: IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com # [mailto:IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com]On Behalf Of Roger Heath # Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 9:22 AM # To: PC Tech # Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Time to fix "Refuse NULL <> Senders" # option! # # # Reply to: PC Tech # Re: [IMail Forum] Time to fix "Refuse NULL <> Senders" # option! on Saturday 10:15:07 AM # # We have turned this on several times only to see listserver # emails blocked that were legitimate emails. We liked the spam # that was blocked, but along with it we found tons of emails # in our log that were legitimate listserver emails. At first # we thought this was all spam, but upon closer look we found that # many listserver or newsbot emails have null senders, including # many from the likes of ZDNet and other major news organizations. # So look closely, with null senders on, you may be blocking # legitimate mail. # # -- # Roger Heath # # advanced internet desktop: www.activatordesk.com # antivirus antispam email : www.activatormail.com # master internet index : www.infogrid.com # ems als communications : www.general-devices.com # # ----- Copy of Original Message(s): ----- # # P> I have null senders blocked at my mail server. About 80% of # the spam I get # P> has null senders. This keeps me from receiving them. RFC # compliant or not, # P> it is staying the way it is on my server. Go ahead and block me if you # P> must. # # P> # -----Original Message----- # P> # From: IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com # P> # [mailto:IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com]On Behalf Of Scott Perry # P> # Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:00 PM # P> # To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com # P> # Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Time to fix "Refuse NULL <> # Senders" option! # P> # # P> # # # >> Thanks for the heads up. In my opinion they are going about this all # # >> wrong. What they should fix is bounced messages being sent null # # >> sender <>. That is rude. # P> # # P> # Actually, the RFCs require that the bounce messages to be sent # P> # that way. It's to help minimize the chance of mail loops. # P> # # P> # # P> # -- # P> # -Scott # P> # # P> # Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. # P> http://www.declude.com # P> -- # # P> # P> # # P> # P> # # # # P> # P> # # P> # P> # # # # # # # # # #
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