Stopping SPAM - How hard can it be?

[creynold]

I've been receiving SPAM out the wazoo from the same domain (pm0.net) for about 2 months now. I really don't know how my address got in there, but I have repeatedly followed their procedure to get my address of their list to no avail. They won't answer my complaints either.

I just read that I can stop it with Message Filtering, but it does not work. I have entered 'pm0.net' in the list (and 'relay.pm0.net) and I still keep on getting their messages. Is there something I am doing wrong here? We don't have the budget to spend on a third party software or other firewall solutions.

Does anyone know how to do this successfully?

Thanks

Christian

 

[majmojo]

We are having the same problem. I have entered the actual address (bigspree@relay.pm0.net) and it has stopped those but if another UID is used, I am back to square one.

mojo

 

[ShackDaddy]

Something that might work is the following:

1) Create a custom recipient called "Banned". Give it the SMTP address of '*@relay.pm0.net' and go into the Internet Mail Service\Delivery Restrictions tab and add 'Banned' to the 'Reject delivery from...' list.

ShackDaddy

 

[devastator]

Also try putting in the message filtering the email address, the domain, and @domain...........time consuming but it seems to work for me.

So basically add bigspree@relay.pm0.net, relay.pm0.net, and @relay.pm0.net


Hope that helps you............


Drew

 

[creynold]

Thanks all for the info... I will try Drew's method first and see if that works, although ShackDaddy's method seems solid... hmmm... decisions.

 

[Zelandakh]

Shack,

I tried your way of stopping spam and added my own hotmail account to it. But the message comes straight in. Did I miss something?

Display name Banned
email addresses xyz@hotmail.com, zelandakh@hotmail.com, ANOther@hotmail.com

Nothing else set. In the IMC, reject messages from Banned.

 

[creynold]

Whaddya know...? Finally ONE day without spam from pm0.net. I can even smell the roses this morning. Everything seems more colorful.

I added a few entries like Drew suggested and it seems to be working.

Zelandakh, have you tried just "@hotmail.com" and "hotmail.com"? Did you check the message header to see if it came from a different server/domain, like "someone@someserver.hotmail.com"?

I'm shooting in the dark here, but that seemed to work for me.

Christian

 

[ShackDaddy]

Actually, I'd never used the wildcard '*' before, so I guess it doesn't work? I usually just include a full address. I don't use it for spam, I use it to keep disgruntled ex-employees from raging against the Man.

Did you try it without the wildcard, using a properly full SMTP address?

ShackDaddy

 

[Zelandakh]

yeah, I typed in a single email address (my own hotmail one) and tested it on the IMC. Nada. I can email quite happily. Put the SAME custom recipient onto my Exchange delivery restrictions and I can't email from hotmail to Exchange.

So it works for individuals but not across the whole IMC.