Yes, a blank address.  Also referred to as NUL.  Until I can figure
something else out I have disabled NUL recipients in SMTP
Security.  This is not acceptable though as most MTA's will
send their delivery failures from a NUL address.

Dusty

----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Blocking GeoList Attacks


> Hi Dusty,
>
> I just picked up the last few messages on this subject.  When you say "a
message from a NUL address" do you mean an empty "Reply To" address (or
something else)?  I'm trying to reproduce this here with a dummy email list
we have set up in house for testing.
>
> Thanks,
> Jack Davis
>
>
>
> At 09:46 PM 5/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Let's say you have a list set up for posting by a moderator only.
> >No password on the moderator option set.  If they send a message
> >from a NUL address to this list it will go to all users on the list.
> >
> >Believe me.  It happens and it is not pretty.  Try explaining to
> >all your users why your list sent them a SPAM.
> >
> >Dusty
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Rob Cartaino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:15 PM
> >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Blocking GeoList Attacks
> >
> >
> >>     What do you mean by "hit a moderator only list?"
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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