[Samba] Re: 'Account disabled due to email bouncing' madness

[Martin Pool]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:07:56 +0000, Daniel Kasak wrote:

> We have a mail filter ( CanIt, by Roaring Penguin, see 
> http://www.roaringpenguin.com ) that is doing a very good job indeed of 
> blocking spam and viruses.
> And I certainly get a lot from this list ... so much that without the 
> use of CanIt, I would have already had to retire my email address, and 
> possibly even our entire domain, to avoid the constant march of crap.
> 
> But ... the list server keeps locking my account, because messages are 
> bouncing. That's how CanIt works - it bounces spam and viruses.

If this is true, it's pretty stupid.  Bouncing spam/worms messages is
pointless because the from address is usually forged.  

Configure your mailserver to not send bounces and the problem will go
away.  CanIt probably has an option for this.

> So, I'd either like:
> 
> 1) The virus and spam problem solved permanently ;) or

Patches welcome.

> 2) The rules on the list server relaxed a little so I don't have to keep
> re-activating my account.

No, I don't think so.

-- 
Martin