The damn spam with the attachments like "you have received and ecard" WTF man!!!!!

[whitebark]

I use pc-cillan on my outlook and i never see them - only in the spam folder that is! But yes, hundreds of those types of attachment emails.

 

[Raider]

Using "Box Trapper" on your server is a sure way to cut out SPAM by 100%, a verification email is automatically generated and the recipient must reply in order for the original email to pass through + the email address is added to the white list automatically, it's a bit of a pain adding addresses that humans can not reply to, but its more of a pain receiving SPAM in your inbox everyday......If its email offers you want to receive, you should use a free email address.

 

[wienerdog]

the latest round greeting card spam, isn't spam -- they aren't selling anything. It's an exploit attack attempting to turn your computer into a bot network. And every bot in the network, is capable of sending out the greeting card attack! It's the borg.

 

[katherine]

Using "Box Trapper" on your server is a sure way to cut out SPAM by 100%, a verification email is automatically generated and the recipient must reply in order for the original email to pass through + the email address is added to the white list automatically, it's a bit of a pain adding addresses that humans can not reply to,...

Problem with this, there are a lot of legitimate, unsollicited E-mails you won't get like the messages to activate an account somewhere.
PS: this is a good way not to receive registrar reminders, not that you should rely on them but some people do :uhoh:

 

[Raider]

Problem with this, there are a lot of legitimate, unsollicited E-mails you won't get like the messages to activate an account somewhere.
PS: this is a good way not to receive registrar reminders, not that you should rely on them but some people do :uhoh:

I see your point, but there are ways around it, I use multiple email addresses and each one has its own purpose, some use spam filtering, some box trapper, some none at all. I was referring mostly to the whois address, the most heavily spammed address of all, Most domainers consolidate their domains to one or two registrars, so they would simply add those addresses.

As for activating accounts such as a forum, ebay etc, you can either disable it to capture and add the address, or use a free email address instead.

 

[gpmgroup]

There's another problem with it too - It simply passes your spam onto innocent third parties because the spammers rarely use their own domain names.

 

[NURCA]

I been getting alot of bullshit from egreetings.com and stuff from my supposedly old classmates. I usually just reply with a list of domains I have for sale.

The usual response is "Huh?".

 

[Raider]

There's another problem with it too - It simply passes your spam onto innocent third parties because the spammers rarely use their own domain names.

This cant be Box Trapper your referring too, the SPAM or any unverifed email goes absolutely nowhere but to a black hole. Spammers never use their own email addresses, that's why this works so well.

 

[DomainMagnate]

you know the strange thing is these are actually premium domains, and authority sites in google.. and they are sending out tons of spam? Something surely is wrong here ..


~MG

 

[copper]

you know the strange thing is these are actually premium domains, and authority sites in google.. and they are sending out tons of spam? Something surely is wrong here ..


~MG

It's usually composed and sent by script.
From address is usually not spammers address.
From field is forged by script

 

[DomainMagnate]

It's usually composed and sent by script.
From address is usually not spammers address.
From field is forged by script

Obviously, but the point is they are promoting these premium sites, so they (the spammers) either own them, or get paid by the owners to do it ..

~MG

 

[FormerDnForumer]

I want to find out who is sending this crap (the ecard ones) and cut their you know whats off off with a tree saw

Me too. I get hundreds and hundreds of them every day. :upset:

 

[Focus]

lol, ok let me know when you figure it out dudek:

 

[Bender]

I been getting alot of bullshit from egreetings.com and stuff from my supposedly old classmates. I usually just reply with a list of domains I have for sale.

The usual response is "Huh?".

:smilewinkgrin:

 

[gpmgroup]

This cant be Box Trapper your referring too, the SPAM or any unverifed email goes absolutely nowhere but to a black hole. Spammers never use their own email addresses, that's why this works so well.

Using "Box Trapper" on your server is a sure way to cut out SPAM by 100%, a verification email is automatically generated and the recipient must reply in order for the original email to pass through

The problem is the verification emails. The spammers don't use their own domains so innocent third parties get thousands of bounces, rejects and verification emails.

If the spam blocker services check SPF records before sending out verification emails that helps cut the volume of spam they are creating but many don't