[Gllug] Unbelievable mail cockup again and again

[linux at formi.connectfree.co.uk]

- Sorry about the crappy mail format, I'm using connectfree webmail.
- I don't want to use my domains to post to the list. And don't have
- access to my laptop now.

Formi wrote:
> 
>  I attach the headers of a spam email, if you look carefully you will
>  find out that there is no deliverable email address in it.
> 
>  It seems to me that Vidoes at pop3.blueyonder.co.uk is the address that
>  fooled that pile of crap of mta from m$hit bluewonder uses.
Is it not that blueyonder forwards all mail at *@dp.localdomain.org to 
your mailbox.  The reason that you did not receive three copies of it is 
that some smtp daemons see three identical mails for one mailbox and 
delivers just one copy.
> 
>  Personally I'm thinking of moving to one of the domain names I own,
>  hosted on a machine I run, and ditching by email for ever. And then let
>  that account to fill up for ever.
> 
a little extra work; however lots of fun and great ability to tweak 
incoming mail to your preferences.
>  

- I already run mail for 8 domains, not very well but ...
-

> 
> From formi  Fri Mar 14 16:09:35 2003
> Return-Path: <bad_b_yyzqixr at hotmail.com>
> X-Original-To: formi at tp.localdomain.org
> Delivered-To: formi at tp.localdomain.org
> Received: from dp.localdomain.org (dp.localdomain.org [10.0.0.1])
> 	by tp.localdomain.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73EF827CF
> 	for <formi at tp.localdomain.org>; Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:09:35 +0000 (GMT)
> Received: by dp.localdomain.org (Postfix)
> 	id 58D682FE9; Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:09:33 +0000 (GMT)
> Delivered-To: formi at dp.localdomain.org
> Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
> 	by dp.localdomain.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 163542FE8
> 	for <formi at dp.localdomain.org>; Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:09:33 -0500 (EST)
> Received: from pop3.blueyonder.co.uk
> 	by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-6.1.0)
> 	for formi at dp.localdomain.org (single-drop); Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:09:33 +0000 (GMT)
> Received: from hotmail.com ([4.23.131.10]) by blueyonder.co.uk  with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75);
> 	 Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:00:29 +0000
> Message-ID: <be9ed46f2785$b2e8c50d$e2383aa4 at wnv.th>
> From: <bad_b_yyzqixr at hotmail.com>
> To: Ultra at dp.localdomain.org, Hardcore at dp.localdomain.org,
> 	XxX at dp.localdomain.org, Vidoes at pop3.blueyonder.co.uk
Here I read it as deliver to three at dp.localdomain.org and someone 
else who cannot spell videos.

- If you take the bit before the @ in each address an join the words
- you've got the subject of the email. :->

It may be that they are trying every domain listed in blueyonder's dns.

It could be that blueyonders domain name servers allow domain transfers 
from within their network and someone got a dump of all the domains 
listed in their nameservers.

- Have a look at the headers of one of my previous emails and you'll see
- that the localdomain.org machines is my own. tp being the thinkpad
- and dp my local net server. 
- What I don't get is why if they have, as they do the headers of one 
- of an email I have sent, <they do have my real address> , don't they
- spam me directly?

Kind regards
Xander

- You don't really know me, or you wouldn't be that polite.
- Cheers.
- Formi.

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