> -----Original Message-----
> From: Volker Tanger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 June 2000 09.59
> To: Curt A. Miller
> Cc: fw-1-mailinglist
> Subject: Re: [FW1] Public.com
> 
> >             Any ideas how to stop these???
> 
> Modify your SMTP-incoming rule by adding an SMTP resource 
> where you only accept
> 
>     From:    +*@++*.++*
>     To:     +*@YOURCOMPANY.COM
> 
> Other incoming mails will dropped due to the default rule. If 
> you want to be nice
> you could add another "incoming" rule directly below, which 
> is smtp with a plain
> resource + REJECT so the sending server gets a proper response.

But wouldn't that also filter out legitimate mail where you've been CC: or
BCC:ed?  I mean, with that kind of a rule in place, I wouldn't have seen
your message (or nearly everything on this mailing list) at all.

Your suggestion is certainly effective; it just works too well for my taste.


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