Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 12:05:48 -0500 From: Nicholas Merrill <nick@calyx.net> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: We will mail 4 U Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19971126120548.0070a328@calyx.net> In-Reply-To: <199711252246.IAA18515@spooky.eis.net.au> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971125102025.1969A-100000@connet80.com>
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At 08:46 AM 11/26/97 +1000, you wrote: >I have lost objectivity, I am looking for a sendmail ruleset the will only >allow my home system to receive mail from the addresses I type into a list. >The only sure solution I have though of, is to replace or upgrade the SMTP protocol so >that you can no longer forge headers and the true source is always identified. >That would help a lot. > I suggest you check out Paul Vixie's new anti-spam thing, MAPS RBL (Mail Abuse Prevention System - Realtime Blackhole List) at http://maps.vix.com He's got rulesets to integrate it into sendmail, and there's a patch for qmail 1.01 available as well which I am using. IT works great - denies people access based on their IP address, the list of which is maintained by Vixie. Nick ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Merrill 24 Hour pager: 917-381-0500 Voice: 212-292-7325 President / CEO http://www.calyx.net Fax : 212-292-7313 Calyx Internet Access 13-17 Laight St. NYC, NY 10013 Email: nick@calyx.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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