Darcy Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Hi, I have had a site here for a while, and I have just recently started getting a few spam messages that appear to come from random gibberish e-mail accounts at my own domain name, although in fact those accounts don't exist, and on checking the headers the messages come from foreign IPs. I was wondering if this something to be worried about, in other words might it indicate some sort of breach or insecurity on my site, or is this probably just some sort of spoofing? Thanks so much for your help! Quote
TCH-Don Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I get that all the time. Its part of having a domain. I reduced a lot of this type of spam by turning off the catchall feature set the default address to :fail: That way only email to a valid address will get through. Quote
jamestl2 Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 I reduced a lot of this type of spam by turning off the catchall featureset the default address to :fail: Just wondering where you could go to access this feature? (Don't mean to hijack thread or anything, but one of my email accounts is getting lots of Spam {just one}) Quote
MikeJ Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 You can find it under "Default Email Address" in your control panel. Quote
TCH-James Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Another option you have is adding an SPF record to your domain. This can help reduce e-mail forgery. If you'd like us to set this up for you, open a ticket with the helpdesk and we'd be happy to do so. Quote
Darcy Posted July 13, 2007 Author Posted July 13, 2007 Thanks very much for the helpful info. You guys are great! Quote
TCH-Don Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 No problem. Let us know if you need anything else. Quote
Prel Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Another option you have is adding an SPF record to your domain. This can help reduce e-mail forgery. If you'd like us to set this up for you, open a ticket with the helpdesk and we'd be happy to do so. Hello, What it is SPF Record ? Thank´s Quote
TCH-Bruce Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 SPF - Sender Policy Framework The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an open standard specifying a technical method to prevent sender address forgery. More precisely, the current version of SPF called SPFv1 or SPF Classic protects the envelope sender address, which is used for the delivery of messages. Quote
MikeJ Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 In short, SPF is a method of defining what mail servers are allowed to send mail for your domain. Quote
viderian Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 I have been having this problem as well. Thanks for the SPF tip. Quote
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