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Re: From: checking

2001-06-10 23:34:22
* Igor Pruchanskiy <igor(_at_)linuxinside(_dot_)com> [20010611 06:01]: writing 
on the subject 'From: checking'
Igor> hello list,
Igor> 
Igor> I am not sure of this was asked before, but i am new to the list
Igor> so i will ask :)
Igor> 
Igor> >From time to time i get spam in my mailbox addressed directly to me, but
Igor> From: header lists some 
none-existing-user(_at_)linuxinside(_dot_)com(_dot_)
Igor> linuxinside.com is my own server, so i was wondering how can i make
Igor> procmail check my /etc/mail/virtusertable or some other way to determine 
if 
Igor> that message has forged From: header. However, my wife and few of my 
friends
Igor> use @linuxisnide.com e-mail addresses, so i can not really block all 
Igor> 
Igor> ^ *From:.*linuxinside.com
Igor> 
Igor> Thank you in advance,

I think the best solution here is to make a system-wide recipe that will
capture anything sent to non-existent-user and send it to the bit-bucket.
That way you'll block all those nonexistent addresses..

-Wash

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