Andrew P. Kaplan wrote: > My logs are filled with over 10,000 emails with bad address to > @intertrek.net I have over 200 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] But why are the > emails that are sent to the same bad address come from such differnet IP > (some in florida, UK etc) Where they all forged ?
Looks like you are the MX for intertrek.net. Those look like some may be spam to that recipient, but most are bounces (from=<>) which means that address was likely used as the From: on a spam run, joe job, or virus. > > Feb 20 11:42:04 bach postfix/smtpd[1533]: reject: RCPT from > draseu.pair.com[209.68.2.149]: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient address > rejected: ACL to_recipients_bad; from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Feb 20 11:45:17 bach postfix/smtpd[1596]: reject: RCPT from > dns4.hermes.com.tw[211.23.86.4]: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient > address rejected: ACL to_recipients_bad; from=<> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Feb 20 11:45:37 bach postfix/smtpd[1533]: reject: RCPT from > unknown[207.65.163.15]: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient address > rejected: ACL to_recipients_bad; from=<> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Feb 20 11:46:40 bach postfix/smtpd[1533]: reject: RCPT from > mail22.nhs.uk[62.6.139.218]: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient address > rejected: ACL to_recipients_bad; from=<> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Feb 20 11:47:47 bach postfix/smtpd[1533]: reject: RCPT from > smtp.candidhosting.com[64.159.90.8]: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient > address rejected: ACL to_recipients_bad; from=<> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Feb 20 11:51:51 bach postfix/smtpd[1512]: reject: RCPT from > mail.chsonline.com[12.160.10.242]: 450 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sender address rejected: Domain not found; > from=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Feb 20 11:51:58 bach postfix/smtpd[1532]: reject: RCPT from > unknown[67.98.236.99]: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient address > rejected: ACL to_recipients_bad; from=<> to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Andrew P. Kaplan > www.cshore.com > > If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide > the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and > endless sea. > > Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupery > > -- Chris Scott Host Orlando, Inc http://www.hostorlando.com/
