On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 02:45:39PM -0700, Patrick Powell wrote: > Well, apparently the Spammers have caught on to this type of > thing. I have just found that our secondary mail server is getting > about 10 times the mail that the actual mail server is. The > secondary will accept the mail then send it to the mail server, > which bounces it. The secondary will then try to send a bounce > message back to the (non-existent, of course) spammer. > > Grrrr.... I have spent more time on mail issues in the last month > than any other professional activity.
Do you really need a secondary mail server? As you note, since the filtering rules on your secondary don't match your primary, a 'backdoor' for spam is created. Most senders' mail servers will queue mail for hours (if not days). So, even if your primary mail server goes down for a little while, you should be OK. Just a thought, Luca -- Luca Filipozzi, ECE Dept. IT Manager, University of British Columbia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRng MAILING LIST The address you post from or your Reply-To address MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. To subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, call Patrick Powell or one of the friendly staff at Astart Technologies for help. Astart also does support for LPRng. Also, check the Web Page at: http://www.lprng.com for any announcements. Astart Technologies (LPRng - Print Spooler http://www.lprng.com) 6741 Convoy Court San Diego, CA 92111 858-874-6543 FAX 858-751-2435 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
