[ Concerning an Uncaught Python 2.2.1 Exception in my TMDA debug file ]

At 17:32 30/09/02, Jason R. Mastaler wrote:
>Lou Hevly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Date: Mon Sep 30 08:47:40 GMT 2002
> > Sndr: b.bestoffers.a-4f253a-16e5.visca.com*[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > From: Best Offers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >    To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subj: Confirmation email - your user name and password
> > Actn: CONFIRM pending 1033375659.1191.msg
>
>I'd just delete this spam from your qmail queue.  I believe the bogus
>Sndr address is causing problems for smtplib, possibly because it
>contains a `*'.

Thanks for your comments; I believe I've now found the problem:

I have Erwin Hoffman's SPAMCONTROL patch installed.  The problem was 
that the spammer's address was being rejected by my badrcptto file when 
TMDA tried to send the spammer the confirm message:

[root:/var/log/qmail/qmail-smtpd]$ cat current | tai | grep baccart
2002-10-01 16:32:12 qmail-smtpd: pid 32229 from 216.216.32.170 Invalid 
RECIPIENT address: MAIL from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RCPT 
TO:<b.bestoffers.a-531c59-6238.visca.com*[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
etc.

I assume the '*' in the spammer's from address somehow matched 
something in my badrcptto file, which has various old harvested 
addresses:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
etc.

At any rate, it certainly doesn't seem to be a TMDA or Python 
problem.  I'm Cc'ing this posting to Mr Hoffman, and perhaps he'll be 
able to shed some light.

Finally, I've added "*\**" to my badmailpatterns file, which should 
prevent any other mailings coming in with asteriscs in the from field.

-- 
All the best (Ad�u-siau),
Lou Hevly
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.visca.com

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