>>>>> "SE" == Steve Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

SE> I have SpamAssassin installed on Yoda but not SkyWalker.  I'm receiving
SE> spam and it is going through SkyWalker.  Has anyone ever heard of
SE> spammers purposely avoiding the higher MX value?  It doesn't appear that
SE> any non-spam is coming in through SkyWalker.

It is an old trick.  If you're gonna have multiple MXs you have to
protect them all at the same level or you will get spam through.
Spammers know that most backup MX's are at ISPs which are less likely
to be doing aggressive filtering, and take advantage of that.


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