* Bob Beck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070705 12:01]: > > The only downside to this that I can see is that occasionally somebody > > naive and innocent sending backscatter (bounces of undeliverable spam) > > would be tarpitted for a while. > > I do not view such people as "innocent" - having your mail server > configured to do this is acting as a DOS multiplier to everyone else > on the internet. Basically then when a spammer uses me as the forged > originating domain for his crap, these sites beat the shit out of > me in return with all the bounces. > > They belong in the tarpit for 24 hours. that way the DOS > is mitigated. > > -Bob >
I agree entirely and had that happen twice. The back scatter ran my spamd up to 700-800 connections consistently for about 3 days before it started to abate. Even then, my Soekris was still 60% idle and regular mail flowed without issue. Jim <spam bait> [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] </spam bait>
