> >I am receiving a lot of spam >>coming through my ISP's mail server (which is listed in my MX >>records as a secondary mail server). In most cases, the spam would >>have been blocked by my server due to use of RBL lists, but since it >>comes through mx2.cais.net it does not get blocked by me. > >I stopped using my ISP as a backup server and now have the primary and >secondary in-house and a third backup off site. All running SIMS. It is very >revealing to review the logs and see that some spammers go straight for the >lowest priority server. Others try all the servers trying to get through. > >Chris Hufford >Sonic Desktop Software, Inc. >The Soundtrack Company ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.smartsound.com>
I quit using my secondary weeks ago, and don't regret it one bit. And my secondary was a SIMS box that I controlled. Lots of spam was relayed from mail harvesters/shotgun spammers via the secondary, to the point that my primary was trying to tempban my secondary. No more. I also had problems with my seccondary going down occasionally, when it would sit for hours with the max inbound and outbound connections from spammers who were not yet in the RBLs. -Jerry ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
