Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:26:48 -0800 From: "jdow" <jdow@earthlink.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sendmail autoresponder Message-ID: <043601c63411$3ed54350$0225a8c0@oddball> References: <01aa01c633e4$6eda5400$2e07a8c0@domfirst.local><LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKEGLFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <20060217181350.GE13775@flame.pc>
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From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
> On 2006-02-17 09:29, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote:
>> You do NOT want to setup an autoresponder like vacation! The
>> FEATURE method that Giorgos explained is the correct way to do it.
>> If your not using sendmail and your MTA cannot issue an error in
>> this fashion, you do not want to mess around with this.
>>
>> What happens with autoresponders is that spammers inadvertantly
>> trigger them. As a result the autoresponses get sent to thousands of
>> victims who had their names forged to the spammers message. Some
>> of those victim addresses are spamtrap addesses.
>
> Oh, crap! I hadn't thought of that. Good thinking there Ted :)
There is no "inadvertantly" about it. If spammers find an open relay
or an open bounce they exploit it. And you get blacklisted.
{o.o} Joanne
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