[Techtalk] bogus bounces--WTF?

[Carla Schroder]

On Tuesday 14 October 2008 20:05:18 Maria McKinley wrote:
> Forgot to mention that a list of reasons you might get these sorts of 
> mails is listed here:
> 
> http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/VBounceRuleset
> 
> Backscatter is mail you didn't ask to receive, generated by legitimate, 
> non-spam-sending systems in response to spam. Here are some examples, 
> [WWW] courtesy of Al Iverson:

So all that backscatter from .ru domains is just dimwitted mail admins who 
think everyone uses honest return addresses? I can't help thinking there is a 
sinister purpose. Also dimwitted, but nevertheless with malicious intent.

Carla

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