On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 18:47 +0200, Tony Earnshaw wrote: > List, > > I run Postfix 2.1 and use pcre-regexp header/mime header checks (mime > headers are actually in the message body). These check for (many) > Microsoft extensions (exe, vbs, vba, pif, zip and lots of others) and > reject (smtp 550) them. So my mail server refuses to receive them. > > I'm at present refusing 2-3 per day *claiming* to be from this list (my > Postfix logs say so). The reason's long and involved, but I can't > readily check whether this is "backscatter" (Wietse Venema word for > false MAIL FROM:s) or whether they really do come from the Evo list.
Sure you can. Check the archives: http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2004-April/036461.html > If they really are from the list, then shame on the maintainer. If they > aren't, then my apologies to the maintainer, I can accept them and > simply direct them to /dev/null instead. I think the list server is admitting some backscatter that claims to be sent by list subscribers (this may be all that the list checks). I don't have access to the subscriber list, though, so I can't be sure. > I'd appreciate a (non-swear)word as to what might be the actual cause. What do I look like, Jack Valenti? ;-) http://www-tech.mit.edu/V124/N20/ValentiIntervie.20f.html -Mark Gordon _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
