Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:32:24 -0700 From: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> To: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Spam Backscatter? Message-ID: <CANnsUMGge=qPn4AcmuKpruCkA7jhzsmFYP0gouNuprHbuVqg_g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3969729A-F60F-498A-8787-4E8B6978509D@mac.com> References: <CANnsUMEGFQG2C5=jPUauwzHKNezE-ZTZHoi0TxRWPRDxAQX6OA@mail.gmail.com> <3969729A-F60F-498A-8787-4E8B6978509D@mac.com>
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > On Jun 26, 2014, at 6:36 AM, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> wrote: > > Does spam in my outgoing queue mean that I am generating backscatter from > > failed spam delivery? > > Probably. (Or you're generating it locally, or relaying it....) > I am not an open relay as far as I can tell. I am not listed on any RBL, and I have had an email security test, and it confirmed I am not either. I don't see any suspicious processes running? Are there anymore things that I could check to verify this? > > > If so, how can I filter it. I currently have 118 messages in my > outgoing queue. > > > > Suggestions? > > Reject the spam at submission time, don't accept it and then try to bounce > it. > > Regards, > What configuration changes do you recommend? I am using sendmail with the only change to the configuration is the addition of 5 RBL's. Thanks, Chris
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