> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter van Dijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 7:15 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: question with qmail-remote
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 02:43:50PM +0100, Markus Stumpf wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 10:41:36PM -0800, Rick Yang wrote:
> > > I recently installed qmail on my server with virtual
> domain support, and I found this snapshot while checking the
> processes.
> > >
> > > 1141 ? S 0:00 qmail-remote
> newsletter.join4free.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > This domain was never allowed to relay on my qmail
> configuration. And it seems that this domain is trying to
> email his mailing list through my qmtp server.
> >
> > Why do you think it got relayed?
> > I'd say it's a bounce resulting from a SPAM to a non existing user.
> > The line indicated that the messsage will be delivered to
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and the host it will be
> delivered to is
> > newsletter.join4free.com
> >
> > > How would I block off this domain through qmail configuration?
> >
> > Add
> > @newsletter.join4free.com
> > to
> > /var/qmail/control/badmailfrom
>
> Or unsubscribe the user. join4free are double opt-in spammers that let
> you unsubscribe honestly and easily.
>
> Greetz, Peter.
My observation of them is that they don't do a good job of collecting
bounces.
I have a crapload of them trying to get back to them which never quite do,
clogging my inbound mail server queues.
mail1.wlv.netzero.net# nslookup -type=mx newsletter.join4free.com
Server: maildns.wlv.netzero.net
Address: 209.247.163.138
Non-authoritative answer:
newsletter.join4free.com preference = 5, mail exchanger =
returns2.optinmail.cc
mail1.wlv.netzero.net# telnet returns2.optinmail.cc 25
Trying 198.173.175.23...
Connected to returns2.optinmail.cc.
Escape character is '^]'.
and that's where things hang...(at least for 15 minutes beginning at 2:30pm
PST 3/12)
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Michael Boyiazis
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mail Architect, NetZero, Inc.
