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Re: random usernames in attempts to break in to my machine?



On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 08:09:10AM -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> tomas writes:
> > The only credible action left is to decide while the SMTP transaction
> > is in process, and to terminate it early. Then, the upstream MTA will
> > notice that something went wrong.
> 
> > Most MTAs these days support this option.
> 
> Too late. Note the part about POP3. The upstream MTA is Pobox or
> Gandi. They have already completed the SMTP transaction with the sender.
> Any anti-spam efforts involving SMTP termination are in their hands.

That's why I run my own MTA :)

Cheers
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t

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