Correct.  This is the feature I was referring to.  It works very well in my
experience.

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Kennedy, Jim
<kennedy...@elyriaschools.org>wrote:

> We might be talking about something else here, it isn’t an rdns check to
> avoid creating backscatter. It is a system to prevent your users from
> getting it if they are spoofed in the ‘from’ of a spam run.  The Cuda acts
> as your outgoing mail relay and as it passes the email it tags all outgoing
> email. It also acts as your incoming MTA of course…..when it gets an NDR
> from the outside world it then checks to see if that NDR matches a message
> sent by your org using that tagging system. If it doesn’t match it rejects
> it.  It flat out kills incoming backscatter when your user’s ‘from’ is used
> to forge a spam run.
>
>
>
>
> http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Barracuda+Spam+Firewall+Rejects+Invalid+Non-Delivery+Report+%28NDR%29+...-a0183406988
>
>
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>
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>
> *From:* Mark Tibbet [mailto:m.tib...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 9:15 PM
>
> *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> *Cc:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Several NDR's
>
>
>
> All they are really doing is a rdns check to prevent spoofing.  Most mta's
> should be capable. The only one if found that doesn't is message labs. Just
> my .02.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Mark Tibbet
>
> Systems Engineer
>
> Enterprise Networking Solutions, Inc.
>
> mtib...@ens-inc.com
>
> Http://www.ens-inc.com
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Richard Stovall <rich...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Totally agree about the Barracuda spoofing protection.  I use it and it's
> wonderful.  I've had zero reports of backscatter problems since implementing
> about a year ago or so.
>
>
>
> <furiously knocks on the closest wooden object>
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Kennedy, Jim <
> kennedy...@elyriaschools.org> wrote:
>
> Some spam filters can help. Barracuda for example can be set up to relay
> your outbound email and it keeps a record of your outbound email message
> ID's.  You then also use the Barracuda for incoming email.  Then when it
> gets an NDR it checks it against that message ID list, if it isn't on that
> list it rejects it.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brent Zalewski [mailto:bzalew...@comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:29 AM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Several NDR's
>
> As I read through all the articles on this I really wonder what if anything
> can be done.  Some articles say to report this and other say just to ignore
> it.  What really is the best solution , if any?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>

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