Re: Preventing spammers from using ASK as a spam reflector

In message <[email protected]>, Marco Paganini writes:
> 

> Hello all,
> 
> It has come to my attention that some spammers are using ASK as a
> reflector. The spammer sends the email to some unsuspecting ASK user with
> a forged "From:" address. ASK will, in turn, relay the spam with a copy of
> the original message attached to the confirmation. To prevent this kind of
> misuse, please edit your ~/.askrc file and change the following variables
> accordingly:
> 
> rc_basic_headers = From:,To:,Cc:,Bcc:,Date:,Subject:,Return-Path:,Received:,Delivered-To:
> rc_max_attach_lines = 0

Is the above only for mail w/ attachments, or for any mail?

> If you're currently using ASK, please change your configuration as soon as
> possible to prevent further propagation of spam.
> 
> Regards,
> Paga

Erez.


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