Stopping hotmail relayers

Gareth list-mailscanner at linguaphone.com
Sun Oct 7 15:12:35 IST 2007


I use rbldnsd I configure Postfix to use it. I then create by own private
rbl file.

You could also use my autoblock script to block IPs which are sending only
spam.
http://www.gbnetwork.co.uk/mailscanner/mailwatch2rbl/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info]On Behalf Of Hugo van
> der Kooij
> Sent: 06 October 2007 22:44
> To: MailScanner Mailinglist
> Subject: OT: Stopping hotmail relayers
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have noticed that quite a bit of SPAM arrives through hotmail. I have
> tested it in the past it takes about 30 seconds to get a fake account
> through an anonymous proxy. After that one can safely SPAM as much as
> you like.
>
> If I shutdown hotmail alltogether there will be a bit of a riot. I
> noticed that hotmail transfers the original IP address in the header:
> X-Originating-IP
>
> Has anyone thought of a way to stop messages on the MTA (postfix) level
> based on the IP address of this header?
>
> Hugo.
>
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