Some really newbie quesitons.

[hermit921]

At 01:16 PM 5/28/2004, Kevin Spicer wrote:
>On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 16:35, Matt Kettler wrote:
> > If you post-delivery bounce messages, a joe job victim has to block each
> > and every server generating bounces, including yours. If you reject them,
> > the joe job victim only has to block the one relay that the spammer abused
> > as a source. MUCH simpler.
>
>I think its more correct to say that by rejecting at the SMTP layer you
>push the bounce one step further upstream.  In many cases this will be
>the originating server (which is fine) but this can also be another
>innocent server (e.g. for people who use a store and forward service for
>secondary MX).  Its important to understand that whilst rejecting at
>SMTP level is better than sending a bounce it still causes problems for
>many people.
>
>
>BMRB International
>http://www.bmrb.co.uk
>+44 (0)20 8566 5000

I don't view any system that sends me a lot of spam as innocent.  I
consider it compromised, misconfigured, or deliberately malicious.

hermit921

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