Tim Williams wrote: > On 13/06/06, Alex Reinhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Is running Python's built-in smtpd, pretending to accept and forward all >> messages, enough to get me noticed by a spammer, or do I have to do >> something else to "advertise" my script as an open proxy? > > This will get you noticed by crawlers that scan the Internet looking > for SMTP open-relays on port 25, its not an open-proxy :):) > Yeah, I just realized that. What would I do to act as an open proxy as well?
> This will work as planned, but you should also have some email > addresses using this server for a full range of spam hits. A single > domain is cheap and you can use it just for incoming spam - seed a few > addresses around the internet and wait > > Things you should be aware of: > > a) You may be breaking your ISP's T&Cs and AUPs I plan on asking them first - it's not actually a proxy/relay, just pretending to be one. > > b) your ISP connection must have port 25 open They use SMTP for their mailservers, so I assume they do. > > c) Be prepared for potentially huge numbers of connections in > intermittent but sustained batches which may make your connection > unusable. I'm hoping to host it on another server, preferably with a firewall to keep things from getting too hairy. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
