>However, if they are really clever (this eliminates most) the >spammer will use the lowest priority MX to send stuff to you. So why >not try this: > > MX 10 mail.realsimsmachine.com > MX 20 mail.fakesimsmachine.com > MX 30 mail.myisp.net > MX 40 mail.fake2simsmachine.com > >where the "*simsmachine.com" addresses all resolve to the same IP. I >am not a DNS expert by any stretch of the imagination, so I am quite >prepared to see this recommendation shot down in flames.
Not at all, this is exactly what I do. I have no statistics on its effectiveness. I do note that I see more and more spam getting in through my legit secondaries (the ones I cannot block). That means either a) good - about the only spam getting to me is through the secondaries, because my regular blocking is almost perfect b) bad - spammers are increasingly resorting to this trick. Common sense tells me: b. Stefan Jeglinski ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
