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Hi! |
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On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 07:53:57PM +0200, Thilo Bangert wrote: |
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> i've heard of cases, where spammers used the subscribe address of |
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> mailinglists as envelope sender. an out-of-office reply is sent to the |
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> subscribe address from the target of the spam - the mailing list software |
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> sends a confirmation mail - the autoresponder correctly authorises the |
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> the subscription request. |
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> ...but then again, thats what you get for sending out-of-office |
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> autoresponses. |
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Sorry for OT, but I wanna install spam-protection tool based on |
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confirmation email request (somebody send me email, my tool delay that |
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email and automatically reply requesting confirmation, he confirm, my tool |
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receive that confirmation and: 1) add his email to while-list; 2) deliver |
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his initial email to my mailbox). I'm aware about several such tools, but |
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I'm not sure how they handle incoming emails from other robots - like mail |
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lists, or some news subscriptions and notifications from websites. |
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I just don't wanna put myself in position like other people who spam |
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maillists I read with senseless messages from their tools like |
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autoresponders or so... |
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Can anybody recommend me tool which is able to correctly handle these cases? |
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To be honest, I don't see a way to realize this feature... :( |
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Ability to protect all accounts at our email domain is good to have, but |
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personal-only tool is acceptable too. (I use qmail, if this is important.) |
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WBR, Alex. |
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