At 10:37 AM -0700 08/17/2002, Global Homes Webmaster wrote: >On 08/16/02 at 21:04, Warren Michelsen wrote: > >> Every day recently, one of my SIMS servers has shown repeated >> attempts to relay through my machine. Some days, over half the log is >> just repeated attempts by this same host to relay through my SIMS box: > > >> >...> >> Are these people *that* stupid? > >What makes you think that the spammer ever looks at his own logs? He may just >figure that denied relays are part of the process and just ignore them. In the >meantime, you should blacklist 216.67.213.166.
Oh, I did. I did. I'm just flabbergasted that he's back every day. If he had even half a brain, he'd have checked for an open relay before starting, wouldn't he? Surely he didn't just pick my server at random and start sending; there must have been a reason... -- "If you're not outraged, you haven't been paying attention." -- Mickey Michelsen ############################################################# 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]>
