On 05/01/07, Chris Bayliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 04:20:59PM +0100, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Does it make sense and does any one have a rule to block emails based on > > whether in the FROM field there are characters like ' (e.g. > > Kirstenspider'[EMAIL PROTECTED])? > > > > I get quite a few such spam emails and not all are caught by RBLs. From > > what I understand apostrophes are not allowed in email addresses? Thanks > > for advice. > > > > Warm regards, > > > > They are allowed. > > There are quite a few surnames that have ' in them which find > their way into mail addresses. D'Netto, d'Urvberville and > O'Reilly spring to mind.
There's a regular contributor over on SPAM-L who goes by the pseudonym of Bob O'Bob. Apropos nothing in particular! Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
