This would also break the "Save a copy in sent folder" from web messaging as well.
Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Preventing Self-referential Spam > > >This might be obvious, but I'm stumped right now: > > > >How do I stop spammers who send email with a From: address as the same > >as the To: address? > > Some just asked a couple hours ago -- quite a coincidence! > > >What's to stop someone from sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (with Reply-to as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) via my SMTP server? > > There is nothing that will stop it. > > >Note that [EMAIL PROTECTED] could access my server via any of a zillion > >different Internet connections (from the LAN at his office, from his > >dialup ISP while on the road, from his cable modem at home, from a > >client worksite, from the Moon, etc.) -- that means I can't just allow > >specific IP ranges to connect via SMTP. > > Well, you *should* prevent him from relaying (sending to addresses outside > your server). But you should *not* preventing him from sending mail to > users on your server. > > >Do I just need more sleep, and this is really obvious? Or is this as > >tough as it appears to me right now? > > This is something that we are considering adding to our Declude JunkMail > product. However, note that some people intentionally send E-mail to > themselves (either as a test, or they Cc: themselves for whatever reason), > so this test wouldn't be 100% effective. > > -Scott > --- > Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for > IMail. http://www.declude.com > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
