PATCH (for ZMailer): handling authenticated users - hints for other MTAs

Martin Hepworth martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM
Fri May 21 09:11:44 IST 2004


Mariano Absatz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> an ISP wants to detect 'outgoing' spam, that is, when their own customers are
> abusing its mail servers for spamming.
>

I find most of the spam eminating from people are throught trojaned
computers nowadays. I think the only way to 'detect' these automajically
is to use a proxy for SMTP and allow no direct port 25 attachments
'from' an 'internal machine. You can then scan the email and react
accordinly.

Or maybe I'm talking out the wrong end of my alimentary canal as per usual?

--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

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