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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com>
Subject: Re: stopping mailspam without tears... 
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In message <Pine.BSI.3.95.970530201753.8709B-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>, Ste
ve writes:
>
>I just used smap with the security patches that issue an SMTP 554 error as
>soon as the from site is identified as a spam only site.

This I belive is not a good solution.  They will just move on to the 
next sucker mail-relay on their list.

I accept the email and fail to deliver it.  That is more efficient,
they think they have sent it, and nobody gets bothered by it.

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