Spammers using YOUR domain? Stamp it out. - Page 2

**puckchaser** · May 7th, 2007, 10:13 PM

First you take the peanuts and you crunch em, you crunch em...

**Kayla** · May 7th, 2007, 10:30 PM

Then you take the jelly and you spread it, you spread it...

**Dan** · May 7th, 2007, 10:47 PM

**Geoff** · May 7th, 2007, 11:40 PM

Now my question is... I do have catchall accounts disabled, but i seem to still have a ton of bounced messages in my email queue, and while i *believe* they are bounce messages from forged addresses on the server, how can you stop that? lol

PKIDelirium · May 8th, 2007, 12:46 PM

Does your domain have the SPF Records on it? I had this problem and have an active ticket with Abuse for it, and they suggested turning on SPF records, so I just replied to have them do that.

https://desk.surpasshosting.com/inde...barticleid=194

**Edwin** · May 8th, 2007, 3:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puckchaser

If you really get into gmail, you can actually have google host your domain's email natively in the google interface. for free. with 50 mail boxes, 2gb each.

I have been accepted in this program, but I dare not to change the mx settings.

**puckchaser** · May 8th, 2007, 3:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin

I have been accepted in this program, but I dare not to change the mx settings.

Do it, you wont be sorry. However, I would recommend setting up your mailboxes at your google hosted gmail FIRST, and then update your mx.

This way you wont lose any messages.

dandoze · March 5th, 2008, 1:24 PM

SPF records are one of the few ways to start preventing anybody from using your domain. It is not enforced, but many hosts have started using it. At a minimum it should add a line to the headers that say it was not sent from a host that is authorized for the domain. Here are a couple examples on two of my domains (not hosted at surpass

unfortunately)

Code:

dandoze.com.            14400   IN      TXT     "v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~all"

quakeboy.com.           14400   IN      TXT     "v=spf1 a mx include:websitewelcome.com ~all"

if somebody knows more about SPF records maybe they could explain it better - or if they are totally useless and i'm kidding myself.

-dandoze

gmax21 · June 28th, 2008, 2:08 AM

I know this is a fairly old thread but......

Quote:

if somebody knows more about SPF records maybe they could explain it better - or if they are totally useless and i'm kidding myself.

It makes no odds what you try and what any host implements, all it takes is for someone to install a server, XAMMP has it all in for you. Once done they can use a normal computer even on a dial up connection and just sit there firing spam all day long and there aint nowt you can do about.

They make my teeth itch these people. (Spammers I mean)

May 7th, 2007, 10:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
puckchaser He shoots.. He scores! Super #1 Joined in Feb 2007 Lives in A room with no windows. Hosted on SH110 1,368 posts Gave thanks: 40 Thanked 131 times	First you take the peanuts and you crunch em, you crunch em... __________________ SH110

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Kayla Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 23,934 posts Gave thanks: 904 Thanked 770 times	Then you take the jelly and you spread it, you spread it... __________________ Have you ever want to draw a windmill, and after that animate it? No problem!

May 7th, 2007, 11:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Geoff Yabadabadoo Super #1 Joined in Nov 2004 Lives in B.C., Canada Hosted on Dedicated 1,011 posts Gave thanks: 7 Thanked 28 times	Now my question is... I do have catchall accounts disabled, but i seem to still have a ton of bounced messages in my email queue, and while i believe they are bounce messages from forged addresses on the server, how can you stop that? lol __________________ Geoff Ellis - Surpass Dedicated Server Customer www.adepttechs.net

May 8th, 2007, 12:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
PKIDelirium Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Feb 2005 76 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 2 times	Does your domain have the SPF Records on it? I had this problem and have an active ticket with Abuse for it, and they suggested turning on SPF records, so I just replied to have them do that. https://desk.surpasshosting.com/inde...barticleid=194 __________________ SH65 kiextreme.com

March 5th, 2008, 1:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
dandoze surdanity Fresh Surpasser Joined in Nov 2006 Lives in Los Angeles 9 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	SPF records are one of the few ways to start preventing anybody from using your domain. It is not enforced, but many hosts have started using it. At a minimum it should add a line to the headers that say it was not sent from a host that is authorized for the domain. Here are a couple examples on two of my domains (not hosted at surpass unfortunately) Code: dandoze.com. 14400 IN TXT "v=spf1 include:aspmx.googlemail.com ~all" quakeboy.com. 14400 IN TXT "v=spf1 a mx include:websitewelcome.com ~all" if somebody knows more about SPF records maybe they could explain it better - or if they are totally useless and i'm kidding myself. -dandoze

May 7th, 2007, 10:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
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