Short term -- I would use "Message Filtering" on your Exchange bridgehead and put iun filters for @aol.com and @msn.com to kill them all. I understand this will likely get rid of some legitimate emails, but I know of no other way to kill mass quantities of SPAM.
Long term - I would also think seriously about getting some content filtering software (MIMESweeper, eManager, etc.) Nate Couch EDS Messaing > ---------- > From: Tom Gilbert > Reply To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 05:32 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Anything I can do? > > Anything I can do? > > CRAFTY SPAMMING - still going on this morning > > Yesterday, all afternoon someone has been sending out Mortgage Loan SPAM > to thousands of users on MSN and AOL. > > To make matters worse, they are forging in the mail header, OUR Mail > Server address as the > Sender and the Reply addresses... so when any mail gets bounced - which is > plenty > MSN and AOL mail servers send the error message back to "sending mail > server" or "us" > > I have been getting about 20 error messages back per MINUTE. It also fills > up my Exchange Log file > > I finally setup a rule to permanently delete them - I had over 1200 but > this prevents me seeing legitimate error messages. My inbox flashes every > few seconds as it come in and then gets deleted. > > I was hoping that they will have given up by this morning, but it goes on > ARGGHHH what a waste of time and energy... > > FYI: There is also something called Mail Relay, where hackers use your > mail server to actually send the message > but I checked with some internet mail relay testers and our server will > not allow it. > > IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? > > TAI-TOMG > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
