On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 09:58:20AM -0500, Todd Vierling wrote: > If it is on by default, it is a bug, and not operator error.
(In the case of the Barracuda) there are at least two such switches: one for spam, one for viruses. Note that when both are set to "off" that the box still occasionally emits such messages under as-yet-undetermined circumstances. I attempted to persuade one of Barracuda's engineers, months ago, that there was absolutely no valid reason for including a "feature" whose only purpose was abuse redirection. Incredibly, I was told "the customers want this feature", and that it would not be removed. And thus we now have blacklist entries such as: barracuda1.aus.texas.net barracuda.yale-wrexham.ac.uk barracuda.morro-bay.ca.us barracuda.ci.mtnview.ca.us barracuda.elbert.k12.ga.us barracuda.fort-dodge.k12.ia.us barracuda.ci.garner.nc.us barracuda.ship.k12.pa.us and many, many more. Perhaps Barracuda should simply rename those switches as "spam random individuals" and/or "get yourself blacklisted", as those are the only two things likely to result from turning them on. > (Virus "warnings" to forged addresses are UBE, plain and simple.) When sent in bulk (as they inevitably are), absolutely. There's no exception in the canonical definition of spam (which _is_ "UBE") for "messages sent by broken anti-virus software", nor should there be. ---Rsk