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Re: forged email DSN

2005-02-26 10:31:17
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Brian W. Antoine wrote:

It's an auto-DSN (return path is <>) - so that senders with a clue
never see it due to DSN filtering, whether SES, SRS, or tracking outgoing
return paths.  I *HATE* it when virus/spam filters send replies.

  Yet your talking about automating something that will send just those
kinds of replies.  The chances of the MX being able to do something about

DSN != reply

Replies have a return path.

DSNs have an empty return path - making them trivially distinguishable.

Apparently those clueless virus/spam filter writers are not alone.

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