[GRLUG] Email overload

[Casey DuBois]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Collin <adderd at kkmfg.com> wrote:
>
>
> > This is sort of off topic but sort of on topic...
> >
> > I'm getting hundreds upon hundreds of bounce messages from all over the
> > world today. Someone used our email domain as the sender address for not
> > so nice emails (they didn't use our server they just claim to be us).
> > Normally it isn't bad but today is terrible. Anyone else getting this?
> > If it's on going what's the best course of action? ignore it? Use a mail
> > filter to trashcan it (though legit bounce messages would be lost too)?
> >
> > I've tried sending this message to the list many times. My other posts
> > show up but nothing on this topic... Maybe it was previously that I put
> > in the word for fake canned meat or put in an example email address...
> > Whatever is doing it ITS ANNOYING.
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> I don't really have an answer for you, but I noticed that our incoming spam
> jumped up 100% in the last 2 days. It is up 1000% since the beginning of the
> year. I was hoping the flood would abate, but it seems to only be getting
> worse.
>
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I have also noticed a huge jump in the spam I receive from someone
using my e-mail and have been concerned about it.
My techs say not to worry but Collin's post makes me wonder if there
is something we may be missing.

Casey