Speaking of spam,I am getting spam where the return address is from my own bbs,but when I look up the account name there is no such account.
To others it looks like I am allowing spammers to send out but I am not.
Anyway to stop this?
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banjaxster
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CedarValley BBS online since Oct 1998 WG 3.20
CedarNet online since Oct 2005 WG 3.30
Re: Spam
Make sure the smtp relay setting is off. You can then use keys to control who can send smtp email.banjaxster wrote:Speaking of spam,I am getting spam where the return address is from my own bbs,but when I look up the account name there is no such account.
To others it looks like I am allowing spammers to send out but I am not.
Anyway to stop this?
Joe
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Telnet://bbs.retrobbsgames.net
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Re: Spam
shut down relay, or use the smtpblok.txt filebanjaxster wrote:Speaking of spam,I am getting spam where the return address is from my own bbs,but when I look up the account name there is no such account.
To others it looks like I am allowing spammers to send out but I am not.
Anyway to stop this?
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banjaxster
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- Joined: Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:31 pm
- Location: Marion,Iowa
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I do have relay off and have smtp outgoing allowed with a key only.
The problem is they are not sending from my bbs,they have my bbs as their
e-mail address in the return address though.
Example is exam@cedarvalleybbs.com as their return address but there is no such account.
It makes me look like I'm allowing spammers to others but I am not.
How they are doing it I don't know
The problem is they are not sending from my bbs,they have my bbs as their
e-mail address in the return address though.
Example is exam@cedarvalleybbs.com as their return address but there is no such account.
It makes me look like I'm allowing spammers to others but I am not.
How they are doing it I don't know
Sysop of CedarValley & CedarNet BBSes
CedarValley BBS online since Oct 1998 WG 3.20
CedarNet online since Oct 2005 WG 3.30
CedarValley BBS online since Oct 1998 WG 3.20
CedarNet online since Oct 2005 WG 3.30
I think their spam program has your email address. it then makes up a fake account name at your domain so you will look at the email and not erase the message.banjaxster wrote:I do have relay off and have smtp outgoing allowed with a key only.
The problem is they are not sending from my bbs,they have my bbs as their
e-mail address in the return address though.
Example is exam@cedarvalleybbs.com as their return address but there is no such account.
It makes me look like I'm allowing spammers to others but I am not.
How they are doing it I don't know
JOe
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Retro BBS Games
Telnet://bbs.retrobbsgames.net
++++++++++++++++++++
Retro BBS Games
Telnet://bbs.retrobbsgames.net
++++++++++++++++++++