I have automated scripts that were written by a previous admin that are in visual basic that download logs, delete files, and do some other tasks as cron type jobs. They're not commercial apps that do this. Although I've taken the steps of updating the ones that don't have a return address and preventing a possible mail loop, I've seen some that do.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sanford Whiteman Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 3:01 PM To: Don Kiiskila Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] Help with listing on ORDB.org !!! > IMHO Null sender should only be allowed from automated processes > (scripts in your servers to tell you when processes fail etc) within > your own network address range, there ought to be an option (or > update to the RFC even) to allow refuse null sender from outside > your ip range and still be compliant. Come on. The problem has nothing to do with servers you own sending messages--I don't know of any monitoring applications that force the use of a null sender. > The RFC's were probably written when no one even considered the > impact of spam. Yeah, 1982ish. But the only things outdated here are the same tired defenses of blocking null senders, defenses repeatedly shot down in numerous fora by experts in mail systems administration. Many of these same experts take draconian measures to block spam, but even they stop short of such destructive behavior. --Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! http://www.mailmage.com/download/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/Release/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
