On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, [Windows-1252] S=F6nke Ruempler wrote:
> > hi davide, > > > what the hell are you talking about ? you can send me an email even usi= ng > : > > > > MAIL FROM:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > but i would prefer that xmail server forces smtp auth if the MAIL_FROM an= d > RCPT are local and the same. > > the rcpt accout is local, so you can think we don't need auth, but the > sender is also local, and so there xmail could force auth. > > many spammers use that way to send their crap around the world cause almo= st > every mailserver lets them pass. > > i hope you understand me now, otherwise henrik has to tell the problem, h= is > english is better ;-) WHY ??!!!?? because spammers use to use the same to send spam ? so what ? maybe 2% of them does and the remaining 98% uses other techniques. the better way to fight spam is IMO maps but this issue other problems with non-spammer users that gets trapped by maps or failing rdns. the is no way to kill spam and if you find one you can make lots of money. and doing somthing like : if (sender =3D=3D rcpt) =09force_auth(); does not help a whit with spam. but does help to put unnecessary code inside XMail though ... - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
