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gray · 15-11-2005, 15:32

Someones managing to send spam by making up alias' at my domain (i keep getting returned mail notifications)

can i stop them or is it up to my host (who is in canada and probably asleep sigh)

roto · 15-11-2005, 16:15

Quite interested in the answer to this as well...same thing happening here...

datahound · 15-11-2005, 16:32

Nothing you can do but wait it out from my experience.

You can set up rules in Outlook to move the incoming return mails as the subject line is always very similar.

gray · 15-11-2005, 16:34

maybe i could change the dns on my domain name?

datahound · 15-11-2005, 16:40

They are sending mails and spoofing the 'from' address. (or at least this is what happened to me)

Other than smashing them or their computer with a hammer I think their is little you can do unless you intend to block all mail to that domain.

Are they porn spammers?

roto · 15-11-2005, 16:40

Fucking spamcocks.

There has to be something magical that can be done with MX records...I will see what my host says when I contact them.

datahound · 15-11-2005, 16:43

You can close the catchall account and rely on named accounts only. Inconvenient, won't solve much.

The real issue for me was being seen as a spammer. I was assured by my host that Spamcop and the like recognise the mail server the spam originates from and not the domain so I would not be blacklisted.

Phantomsuspect · 15-11-2005, 22:19

You are getting spoofed, this can be very serious, it is a security issue with your host, it will happen on occassion, once to me and my host freaked out and put a stop to it. Don't let them say it will just go away. It will or maybe it won't and if they don't figure out how they are letting this spammer spoof you from their servers get a new host.

pgo · 16-11-2005, 02:33

Some people on my host's forums have been complaining about the same thing - that spammers are spoofing their from addresses to look like customers' email addresses.

If that's the case, your host is powerless to stop it (unless it's coming from one of their servers, naturally). An email "from" address is really easy to spoof and there isn't much you can do to prevent it - except not let anyone know your email (never post it on the web - encrypted or not - use forms).

gray · 16-11-2005, 09:14

coming from this server 68.118.108.6 which isnt mine i dont think

sigh

nakedintruder · 16-11-2005, 09:47

We get this too, wish I could hack...

gray · 16-11-2005, 09:53

now getting abuse from the people hes sending too haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some Russian Guy

Достали, коробейники!

Anyone speak russian?

cam · 16-11-2005, 09:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by gray

now getting abuse from the people hes sending too haha

yeah that's the worst part - people don't understand spam, so they think it's you. then when you tell them it isn't, they think you don't know what you're doing and it's your fault.

spammers = cunts.

emil · 16-11-2005, 10:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by gray

Anyone speak russian?

I hope I'm not wrong, but it should translate as That does it! Or I've had enough (the first word). I am not sure about the second, I have found it to mean tetris?

pgo · 16-11-2005, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by gray

coming from this server 68.118.108.6 which isnt mine i dont think

sigh

IP Address 68.118.108.6 resolves to:
68-118-108-6.dhcp.kgpt.tn.charter.com

Charter Communications CHARTER-NET-6BLK (NET-68-112-0-0-1)
68.112.0.0 - 68.119.255.255
Charter Communications MRSTN-TN-68-118-96 (NET-68-118-96-0-1)
68.118.96.0 - 68.118.111.255

Contact Charter Communications - http://www.charter.com/ - and tell them the IP address - try their "Abuse Form" - http://abuse.charter.net/.

They're a ISP and I'm sure they won't approve of their IP address being used to send spam.

Go now and fuck up a spamcock.

gray · 16-11-2005, 10:44

already done chief, sam spade came in handy there

cheers

Mik · 16-11-2005, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by gray

coming from this server 68.118.108.6 which isnt mine i dont think

sigh

sorry.

gray · 11-01-2006, 11:31

seriously im getting 600 per hour now... is there nothing i can do? Can I take the domain offline? THe git will still be sending out using my domain even if i do that wont he?

MikeMackay · 11-01-2006, 13:06

Not really gonna solve the problem, as it's been mentioned you can "spoof" the from address too easily, but I have resorted to turning my catch-all off and only using specific mailbox names, anything that ends up in catch-all gets blackholed by the server. That way I don't get the crap coming in to it, and spammers who check to see if mail is received on the server don't get a response as it appears to have disappeared.

- Mike

Mik · 14-02-2006, 06:03

having the same problem from an AOL account.

lordy.

15-11-2005, 15:32	#1 (permalink)
gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,768	Spam from my domain Someones managing to send spam by making up alias' at my domain (i keep getting returned mail notifications) can i stop them or is it up to my host (who is in canada and probably asleep sigh)

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roto Floating libation anyone? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: El Barco del Amor Posts: 4,650	Quite interested in the answer to this as well...same thing happening here... __________________ fun: HGC v.4 \| last.fm: DT \| me \| *oi! fck u roto: ...via meebo! New to interweb design?** Your friends at dt can help.

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roto Floating libation anyone? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: El Barco del Amor Posts: 4,650	Fucking spamcocks. There has to be something magical that can be done with MX records...I will see what my host says when I contact them. __________________ fun: HGC v.4 \| last.fm: DT \| me \| *oi! fck u roto: ...via meebo! New to interweb design?** Your friends at dt can help.

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15-11-2005, 16:32	#3 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 5,118	Nothing you can do but wait it out from my experience. You can set up rules in Outlook to move the incoming return mails as the subject line is always very similar.

15-11-2005, 16:34	#4 (permalink)
gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,768	maybe i could change the dns on my domain name?

15-11-2005, 16:40	#5 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 5,118	They are sending mails and spoofing the 'from' address. (or at least this is what happened to me) Other than smashing them or their computer with a hammer I think their is little you can do unless you intend to block all mail to that domain. Are they porn spammers?

15-11-2005, 16:43	#7 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 5,118	You can close the catchall account and rely on named accounts only. Inconvenient, won't solve much. The real issue for me was being seen as a spammer. I was assured by my host that Spamcop and the like recognise the mail server the spam originates from and not the domain so I would not be blacklisted.

15-11-2005, 22:19	#8 (permalink)
Phantomsuspect Violent & Irrational Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: upstate NY - Albany Area Posts: 28	You are getting spoofed, this can be very serious, it is a security issue with your host, it will happen on occassion, once to me and my host freaked out and put a stop to it. Don't let them say it will just go away. It will or maybe it won't and if they don't figure out how they are letting this spammer spoof you from their servers get a new host.

16-11-2005, 02:33	#9 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Some people on my host's forums have been complaining about the same thing - that spammers are spoofing their from addresses to look like customers' email addresses. If that's the case, your host is powerless to stop it (unless it's coming from one of their servers, naturally). An email "from" address is really easy to spoof and there isn't much you can do to prevent it - except not let anyone know your email (never post it on the web - encrypted or not - use forms).

16-11-2005, 09:14	#10 (permalink)
gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,768	coming from this server 68.118.108.6 which isnt mine i dont think sigh

16-11-2005, 09:47	#11 (permalink)
nakedintruder www.nakedintruder.com Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire Posts: 383	We get this too, wish I could hack...

16-11-2005, 10:44	#16 (permalink)
gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,768	already done chief, sam spade came in handy there cheers

11-01-2006, 11:31	#18 (permalink)
gray i still want paying Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: newcastle, uk Posts: 4,768	seriously im getting 600 per hour now... is there nothing i can do? Can I take the domain offline? THe git will still be sending out using my domain even if i do that wont he?

11-01-2006, 13:06	#19 (permalink)
MikeMackay Everything is fine. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Witham & London Posts: 905	Not really gonna solve the problem, as it's been mentioned you can "spoof" the from address too easily, but I have resorted to turning my catch-all off and only using specific mailbox names, anything that ends up in catch-all gets blackholed by the server. That way I don't get the crap coming in to it, and spammers who check to see if mail is received on the server don't get a response as it appears to have disappeared. - Mike

14-02-2006, 06:03	#20 (permalink)
Mik Magazines™ Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Glasgow.. Posts: 11,758	having the same problem from an AOL account. lordy.

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