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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lately I have been receiving an increasingly large
amount of spam where both the From and To fields are identical (and, of course,
forged).  The net result is that many of my users appear to be receiving spam <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>from themselves</span></i>, which is causing some
distress amongst the user base.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Now, there are a handful of ways to deal with this
situation; however, like always, the community probably already knows the best
way to block &#8211; or at least add SA points to &#8211; such spam.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I&#8217;m using Postfix 2.0 (yes, I know), and the
newest MailScanner &amp; SpamAssassin.  Thank you all for your comments and
suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>--</span></font><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp; _<br>
&nbsp;°v°&nbsp; Daniel Maher<br>
/(_)\ Administrateur Système Unix<br>
&nbsp;^ ^&nbsp; Unix System Administrator</span></font><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial'>&#8220;How can a man choose between
Fresh and Fly?&nbsp; And believe me, there IS a difference.&#8221; &#8211;
Crack Stuntman, 2007.</span></font></i></em><i><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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