Hi, > > > > The "invalid HELO" option is very useful when enabled to reject large > amount > > of spam, but unfortunately also rejects lots of legitimate mail ;-( > > You'll have to tell us what you have in your config and what gets > blocked. > > The default setting blocks an IP address or a name without a dot - > both of which I would block from unknown senders. >
Thanks Paul, In (Regular Expression to Validate Format of HELO*) field I have , ^(([a-z\d][a-z\d-]*)?[a-z\d]\.)+[a-z]{2,6}$ Under my (Regular Expression to Invalidate Format of HELO*) file I have these settings. ^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$ ^[^\.]+\.?$ \d{1,3}(\.|-|x)\d{1,3}(\.|-|x)\d{1,3} \.intra$ \.local$ \.lan$ \.priv$ \.private$ \.localdomain$ \.online$ >From logs there are lots of detected real spam but there are also some legitimate mail, please see below, These are legitimate emails and should pass Nov-7-09 00:52:28 44340-06460 [InvalidHELO][testmode] 217.64.225.57 <newslett...@meed.com> to: x...@xxxxx.xx [spam found] and passing because testmode, otherwise blocked (Invalid HELO: 'EMP10RLY01.emp10data.local') [Your weekly Finance newsletter from ME ED] -> ./discarded/9703.eml Nov-7-09 01:03:51 45029-09039 [InvalidHELO][testmode] 217.64.225.57 <newslett...@meed.com> to: tariq...@batelco.com.bh [spam found] and passing because testmode, otherwise blocked (Invalid HELO: 'EMP10RLY01.emp10data.local') [Your weekly Industry newsletter from M EED] -> ./discarded/11404.eml ---------------- These should be rejected always Nov-8-09 00:00:05 27587-07571 [InvalidHELO][testmode] 200.88.20.171 <wilfredolarso...@virbac.co.nz> to: x...@xxxxx.xx [spa m found] and passing because testmode, otherwise blocked (Invalid HELO: '0nic711') [Need pain killers Get them Here] -> ./discarded/ 10531.eml Nov-8-09 00:00:05 27592-07597 [InvalidHELO][testmode] 78.29.107.42 <selena.leach...@ifp.uni-stuttgart.de> to: x...@xxxxx.xx [spam found] and passing because testmode, otherwise blocked (Invalid HELO: '35fle82') [use VicodinES to get rid of pain] -> ./dis carded/13373.eml Nov-8-09 00:00:05 27587-07573 [InvalidHELO][testmode] 187.4.86.142 <basillockwood...@hanbitsoft.co.kr> to: x...@xxxxx.xx [ spam found] and passing because testmode, otherwise blocked (Invalid HELO: 'rfmm5i2') [Buy Vicodin Online For Less] -> ./discarded/6 706.eml Please let me know what changes need to be done on my settings. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list Assp-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user