I have access to SpamAssasin, and I don't know if it will fix the current problem.
People have been using my domain name when sending email to other people, which is well known as "masqueraded" emails. All of the emails (hundreds per day now) were undeliverable type, all from postmasters, the masqueraded emails were sent to email addresses that didn't exist. Maybe they sent thousands of emails though, and these were the ones that had the recipient email address as invalid.
I think it is pathetic and morally wrong that people are using my domain name. Anyway, ranting aside, here is one of the emails:
Return-path: <>
Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Delivery-date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:57:37 -0400
Received: from [64.12.138.2] (helo=omr-m02.mx.aol.com)
by zone.1oftheservers.net with esmtp (Exim 4.20)
id 1A391L-0000tx-0D
for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:57:35 -0400
Received: from rly-xl02.mx.aol.com (rly-xl02.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.71]) by omr-m02.mx.aol.com (v95.1) with ESMTP id RELAYIN10-b3f753034155; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:37:40 -0400
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by rly-xl02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/AOL-5.0.0)
with internal id CAV18566;
Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:37:40 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:37:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
boundary="CAV18566.1064644660/rly-xl02.mx.aol.com"
Subject: Returned mail: User unknown
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
X-AOL-IP: 172.20.83.71
X-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information
X-MailScanner: Found to be clean
This is a MIME-encapsulated message
--CAV18566.1064644660/rly-xl02.mx.aol.com
The original message was received at Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:58:17 -0400 (EDT)
from mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.5.5]
*** ATTENTION ***
Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its
delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section
labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----".
The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----".
The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail could
not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which is a
general translation for other e-mail servers.
Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail administrator.
--AOL Postmaster
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to air-xl03.mail.aol.com.: >>> RCPT To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <<< 550 MAILBOX NOT FOUND 550 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... User unknown
--CAV18566.1064644660/rly-xl02.mx.aol.com Content-Type: message/delivery-status
Reporting-MTA: dns; rly-xl02.mx.aol.com Arrival-Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:58:17 -0400 (EDT)
Final-Recipient: RFC822; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; air-xl03.mail.aol.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 MAILBOX NOT FOUND Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:37:40 -0400 (EDT)
--CAV18566.1064644660/rly-xl02.mx.aol.com Content-Type: text/rfc822-headers
Received: from mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.5.5]) by rly-xl02.mx.aol.com (v96.8) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXL29-5bd3f74eeb9102; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:58:17 -0400
Received: from grazer.com (ool-4357f441.dyn.optonline.net [67.87.244.65])
by mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
(iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003))
with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for [EMAIL PROTECTED];
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:36:15 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 00:36:24 +0000
From: Marjorie Vehling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: arachnida
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
MIME-version: 1.0
X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158
Content-type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="Boundary_(ID_CvrgwC5B1FVOwexyjQXUJQ)"
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-priority: Normal
X-AOL-IP: 167.206.5.5
X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 1:XXX:XX
X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 2
--CAV18566.1064644660/rly-xl02.mx.aol.com--
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About 95% of the emails are from AOL. Is this something that SpamAssasin can do ? I do have about 20 "valid" email addresses for the domain, it all goes to the one email box, but as you can see, someone can masquerade an email "From" as [EMAIL PROTECTED], and if that email is undeliverable, it bounces back to me.
I can setup a seperate email box, and push all the ""invalid" emails to that, but I prefer to do something pro-active about Spam, like I do now for personal emails; report it to SpamCop.
What do you suggest ??
Peter
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