From: "Per Jessen" <per@computer.org>

david rankin wrote:

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Guys,

How are you handling all of the spam that is being sent to postmaster@ addresses. In order to be RFC compliant, you are supposed to have postmaster active, but since the spammers have now made this a favorite address, how do you handle it? I'm considering blocking it temporarily to generate rejects to see if that helps. Any other thoughts?

Hi David,

rejecting would be a waste of time. Why don't you filter the postmaster@ mail using whatever means you use for "regular" users?

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Or, try our service - http://www.spamchek.com/ - up 2 months for free. Setup takes less than 30mins.

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You're obviously quite knowledgeable and I guess you like and have got the time to fiddle, but otherwise a law firm is quite a typical customer of ours. Pricewise we charge USD5/user/month.

Sorry about "hijacking" your question.

No problem, it is good information. Right now I just blocked it with recepient_check.pcre for the time being. I'll see how many rejects I get in 24 hours and see if they don't dwindle away. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN LAW FIRM, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankinlawfirm.com --