We use redirects in the Global.CFG to send the postmaster and abuse accounts for all domains through spam filtering, but another redirect for the domain to a $default$.junkmail with filtering turned off for those domains. The following is the example I just posted on the Declude Junkmail list yesterday.
> #example.com > REDIRECT [EMAIL PROTECTED] F:\IMail\Declude\$postmaster$.junkmail > REDIRECT [EMAIL PROTECTED] F:\IMail\Declude\$postmaster$.junkmail > REDIRECT @example.com F:\IMail\Declude\$nofilter$.junkmail Where you would create the $nofilter$.junkmail and $postmaster$.junkmail config files to take the actions you want. Darin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Delbridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Spam to Root/Postmaster We already employ an anti-spam solution (Declude) but do not impose it on our clients. It is optional, for their convenience and to protect us from liability. Then again, if our customers aren't checking the root accounts, I might as well setup Declude to filter those boxes. But then again, they'll eventually fill up anyways. Afterall, these are high-volume spam "ATTACKS." The root accounts are receiving thousands of messages per day. Dave mail-lists wrote: > Maybe get an anti spam solution? > > Cavell McDermott > Network Administrator > Cottonwood Financial > 972.753.0822 Office > 214.403.4918 Cell > http://www.thecashstore.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Delbridge > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 9:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Spam to Root/Postmaster > > > Hi all, > > I host a few hundred e-mail domains and my default "root" and > "postmaster" accounts are suddenly being attacked by spammers, to the > point that a recurring DoS situation occurs. [The root mailboxes fill > up and the mail server then bogs down with "mailbox full" GSE replies to > non-existent spam senders.] > > Should I: > > - Forward postmaster and root mail for all domains to my "master" > postmaster account? [That's gonna be a LOT of junk mail for me to > personally wade through. We're talkin' tens of thousands of messages > per day.] > > - Delete the unused root and postmaster accounts? [Afterall, they're > all disabled by default. And this would allow our clients to setup > their own postmaster forwarder to a working mail address, should they > want to receive mail server alerts.] > > - Rename the root and postmaster accounts? > > - Other options? > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > Dave > -- David M. Delbridge Circa 3000 ColdFusion Hosting http://www.circa3k.com 866-CIRCA3K (247-2235) Outside U.S: +1.775-832-2445 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/
