Networking Forums

Networking Forums > Computer Networking > Linux Networking > Strange set-of-spam headers ?

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes

Strange set-of-spam headers ?

 
 
no-top-post
Guest
Posts: n/a

 
      12-22-2006, 02:21 AM
Since my ISP required TxAuthenticate for emailing, and
I'm not prepared to use M$hit-outsp00k, and
the patches to my emailer are not yet stable, and
I hate to slow, bar0que-deispalayed gmail facility, and
sendmail is apparently still running as a deamon;
I'm wondering if some of these many spam are 'self generated' ?

Here's a set of typical headers of spams that I get since I needed
to use TxAuthenticate: ------
Kristine Khan <(E-Mail Removed)> Go no sana
"Inell Watson" <(E-Mail Removed)> Re: How is your day going
"Bridgett Mcneill" <(E-Mail Removed)> Bridgett
"Kurt" <(E-Mail Removed)> Re: Did u decide
"Jaylin " <Growth_Fund_@gmail.com> re: nasdaq: PGGG - Long White Candlestick/
Bullish Engulfing, ref. 3o18 2628
"Heinz Twice" <(E-Mail Removed)> Replica Watches
"Tod Palacios" <(E-Mail Removed)> Tod
------ end of set of typical spams ---

Q - is this the kind of spam that's going around these days ?
I had a whole sequence, with 'generated' names eg.
advertising share sales.

Q - why does none of the email that I receive show
TxAuthenticate in the headers ? My self sent stuff does.

Thanks for any info,

== Chris Glur.

 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
Neil W Rickert
Guest
Posts: n/a

 
      12-22-2006, 04:34 AM
no-top-post writes:

>I'm wondering if some of these many spam are 'self generated' ?


Look at the "Received:" lines, see where they came from.

>Here's a set of typical headers of spams that I get since I needed
>to use TxAuthenticate: ------
> Kristine Khan <(E-Mail Removed)> Go no sana
> "Inell Watson" <(E-Mail Removed)> Re: How is your day going
> "Bridgett Mcneill" <(E-Mail Removed)> Bridgett
> "Kurt" <(E-Mail Removed)> Re: Did u decide
> "Jaylin " <Growth_Fund_@gmail.com> re: nasdaq: PGGG - Long White Candlestick/
> Bullish Engulfing, ref. 3o18 2628
> "Heinz Twice" <(E-Mail Removed)> Replica Watches
> "Tod Palacios" <(E-Mail Removed)> Tod
>------ end of set of typical spams ---


>Q - is this the kind of spam that's going around these days ?


I see lots of spam that looks similar to this.

>Q - why does none of the email that I receive show
>TxAuthenticate in the headers ? My self sent stuff does.


I don't know what "TxAuthenticate" refers to.

A common practice:

Authentication is required for outgoing mail, but not for incoming
mail.

ISPs often use different servers for outgoing and incoming. In that
case, they would require authentication for the servers used for
outbound mail.

Even without separate, a mail server can be configured to accept
mail for its own users without requiring authentication, but to
require authentication for other mail.

The basic principle is that an ISP is responsible for its own users,
and needs to restrict outbound mail to that sent by its own users.
However, the ISP cannot authenticate the whole world, as people do
sometimes expect to receive mail from strangers.

 
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Strange spam filtering issue - help please Peter Broadband 15 02-27-2008 09:02 PM
802.11 b headers Adrian Wireless Internet 2 11-21-2005 10:56 AM
rmail. spamassassin headers. dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu Linux Networking 0 06-11-2005 10:33 AM
Spamassassin headers. What you can do with Spamassassin headers and how. dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu Linux Networking 1 03-06-2005 07:35 PM
[spam] 2.4GHz 18dBi sector for sale [/spam] Marcin £ukasik Wireless Internet 0 02-28-2004 12:44 PM



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11