[Techtalk] bogus bounces--WTF?
Maria McKinley
maria at shadlen.org
Wed Oct 15 05:09:59 UTC 2008
Carla Schroder wrote:
> 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
>
The Ruskies are coming! Just kidding, with that kind of an opening,
couldn't help the cold war reference.
~maria
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