[nflug] Forged mail header bounces up exponentially

[Cyber Source]

Hey Erek,
  Glad to hear I'm not the only one seeing this. Started seeing in like 
2 weeks ago. I had one client get like 1000 emails in one day, all 
bounces from email servers and the like. This is a very good reason why 
email admins should NOT allow this behavior, as it's now being used as a 
round about way to send spam. Fortunately this stopped for that client 
and I've seen it for some others, including my own.
If anyone has a remedy, I'd love to hear it. Thanks, Peter

Erek Dyskant wrote:
> Howdy All,
> 	A whole lot of our customers are having their email addresses forged to
> be used as from addresses in spam attacks.  As a result, we're getting
> hammered with a truly amazing number of bounce messages.
> 	I've always seen this happen once a month or every other month, but
> now I'm seeing it maybe once a day for a different customer.
> 	Are any of the mail admins here on the list experiencing similar
> problems over the last few weeks, and if so, how are you addressing
> them?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Erek
>
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