Hello, I just noticed an extremely large number of fake email recipients being thrown at my server. Over 300 hundred in the sample event posted below. I've done the Reg modification as referenced for only three invalid recipients. Also this Reg MaxInvalidRCPTs seems to be working but for the
It's virus activity from the actual wave (tsunami?) of sober worms.
I observed lots of this kind the last days - always connected with a
nobody alias in these domains - so they are no invalid users and every
single mail is deliered (if you don't use an Antivirus filter) to the
nobody mailbox.
I foresaw this problem a long time ago and quit letting people use the
nobody alias.
Mike
From: Matti Haack [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Stephen Guluk IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] New Dictionary attack style? Or bug?
It's virus
Thank you. I'll delete all the Nobodies, since their just nobodies
anyway. :)
Have a good Thanksgiving!
On Nov 24, 2005, at 7:52 AM, Matti Haack wrote:
It's virus activity from the actual wave (tsunami?) of sober worms.
Regards,
Steve Guluk
SGDesign
(949) 661-9333
ICQ: 7230769
To
PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matti Haack
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 9:52 AM
To: Stephen Guluk
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] New Dictionary attack style? Or bug?
It's virus activity from the actual wave (tsunami?) of sober worms.
I observed lots
The script I just posted will do that as well.
Darin.
- Original Message -
From: Evans Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: IMail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 5:18 PM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] New Dictionary attack style? Or bug?
Our utility also contains