On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:36:17 -0400, ScruLoose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 03:04:40AM -0400, Naitik Shah wrote: > > > I dump all my spam into one folder (for sa-learn), and I was > > wondering if there's some script/application that can bounce those, > > so I can do my part in annoying the spammer. > > > > I know virii usually fake their headers, but most real spam I've > > seen > > doesnt, and some even use the bounced mails to figure out which > > email > > addresses are working, so I figure this might help me in the long > > run anyways! > > I don't mean to flame, but I really must point out that this is > COMPLETELY WRONG. > > Lots of the addresses spam is "from" are valid addresses because > they're just another address from the spammer's harvested list. If you > reply to these addresses, you are almost always just spamming an > innocent bystander. It's called a joe-job. > It's a well-known standard all over the 'Net that you do not _ever_ > reply to spam. ..I beg to differ: _having_ followed the above standard for the last 7 years, I find my mailfeed is about 5% "bounces". ;-) ..for spammers in the US, a law shark will do fine, outside, I recommend "turn them in to the Chinese for espionage". ;-) > Feeding spam into spamcop.org is a good way to contribute to a > long-term solution (generates complaint letters to the spammer's ISP, > and submits them to a block-list). > > Look into exim4-daemon-heavy with spamassassin to allow you to > spam-scan your mail during the SMTP conversation and deny it at that > point, then any bounce message is actually generated by the server > that's trying to send you the spam. > (Assuming you're running your own mailserver, that is. If you're > getting your mail from a remote POP or IMAP mailbox, this doesn't > apply.) > > And if you really want to start annoying spammers, go do a google > search on teergrubing. This likewise only applies if you're running > your own mailserver. > > -Cheers! -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
