> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:29:27 +0100 > "FuturaHost.Com's Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > I would add that IP, or possibly the whole range in the whois to >> > the cdb file and deny them that way. We block most of China and >> > Korea due to the amount of spam and the fact that they just dont >> > seem to care about it and take action against thier clients when >> > you report it to them. >> >> Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately we have customers who >> have business in China. Despite that, blacklisting the IP (after we >> receive the email) wouldn't prevent it to reach our servers and would >> mean more work dealing with rules > > Do you use RBLs?
Yes If not, you might consider using them. Search for the > ones which could suit your needs. > >> >> Returning to my original question. Do you believe that adding >> !@ within the badmailfrom is sane/safe? > > If you use '!@' to your badmailfrom control file you'll still receive > messages with an empty Return-Path: field (a.k.a. null-envelope > sender). And how can we avoid this? And bouncing messages containing an empty Return-Path is > usually bad and less-effective than expected. > But, to answer to your question strictly, I guess it is a good idea to > to refuse messages which do not contain @ in the Return-Path. In any > case, try to avoid misdirected bounces as much as possible. Of course Thanks > > -- > Adrian Pircalabu > > > -- > This message was scanned for spam and viruses by BitDefender. > For more information please visit http://www.bitdefender.com/ > >
