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Re: [milter-greylist] code, ecode and message and spam results?

2006-09-07 by Chris Hoogendyk

Mart Pirita wrote:
> Tere.
>
>
> I have used few days custom code, ecode and message:
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> acl greylist default delay 15m code "421" ecode "4.3.2" msg "overload" 
>
> And noticed, that I did get more spam than before. The message isn't 
> reason, that's for sure (I had this hard coded before also) but what 
> about the code and ecode. Default hard coded code is 451 and ecode 
> 4.7.1. Just changed back, but I', still wondering, have anyone noticed 
> same situation or these codes isn't related to received spam amount and 
> spammers are more and more using legal smtp servers?

I've been getting more stock spam lately. Every time I check full
headers, I see the greylist header indicating that the message was
delayed. So they are resending. What I'm seeing getting through is
almost entirely stock spam (stock alerts, investment, etc.).

(I haven't changed anything recently.)


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