Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-15 Thread Mark Evans
> > On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 11:02:16AM -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > Another problem is that some places have started blocking messages with > > empty envelope sender addresses, because some spammers use them to get > > past the domain blocking. > > Yeah, but one must be really a stupid sysa

Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-08 Thread Sam
Markus Stumpf writes: > On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 11:02:16AM -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > Another problem is that some places have started blocking messages with > > empty envelope sender addresses, because some spammers use them to get > > past the domain blocking. > > Yeah, but one must be

Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-08 Thread Markus Stumpf
On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 11:02:16AM -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > Another problem is that some places have started blocking messages with > empty envelope sender addresses, because some spammers use them to get > past the domain blocking. Yeah, but one must be really a stupid sysadmin to do this

Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-08 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 11:59:19PM +0100, Stefaan A Eeckels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've got a colleague who claims that many ISPs (he lives in > Canada, so probably Canadian ISPs) refuse mail based on the > MAIL FROM: command. To me, that seems inane and futile, but > as I'm not an ISP,

Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-07 Thread Chris Thorman
At 6:21 PM -0500 12/7/99, Adam D . McKenna wrote: >On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 11:16:33PM +, Sam wrote: >> Stefaan A Eeckels writes: >> > The qmail connection being that I'm running qmail on our >> > corporate server, and he wants me to basically make it an >> > open relay so he can use the SMTP

RE: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-07 Thread Vince Vielhaber
On 07-Dec-99 Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: ... > My solution would be to patch qmail-smtpd to *require* a > auth before accepting any further commands, and to run it > on another port. Does this sound OK? It's trivial. Install David Harris' smtp-poplock and you're all set. Vince. -- ===

Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-07 Thread Adam D . McKenna
On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 11:16:33PM +, Sam wrote: > Stefaan A Eeckels writes: > > The qmail connection being that I'm running qmail on our > > corporate server, and he wants me to basically make it an > > open relay so he can use the SMTP server from his portable > > (he's on the road a lot, u

Re: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-07 Thread Sam
Stefaan A Eeckels writes: > Hi list, > > I've got a colleague who claims that many ISPs (he lives in > Canada, so probably Canadian ISPs) refuse mail based on the > MAIL FROM: command. To me, that seems inane and futile, but > as I'm not an ISP, and don't work for one either, I'm > solliciting

RE: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-07 Thread Dustin Miller
, 1999 4:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Filtering on "MAIL FROM:" Hi list, I've got a colleague who claims that many ISPs (he lives in Canada, so probably Canadian ISPs) refuse mail based on the MAIL FROM: command. To me, that seems inane and futile, but as I'm not an ISP

Filtering on "MAIL FROM:"

1999-12-07 Thread Stefaan A Eeckels
Hi list, I've got a colleague who claims that many ISPs (he lives in Canada, so probably Canadian ISPs) refuse mail based on the MAIL FROM: command. To me, that seems inane and futile, but as I'm not an ISP, and don't work for one either, I'm solliciting the views of people in the know. The qm