Prevent Outgoing Spam Emails
I want to configure my server to stop spam by sending out emails from user domain.
e.g. domain.com does not have any email like abc@domain.com
But somehow they manage to send emails using outlook or other email client using abc@domain.com.
How to set exim server to check weather email actually exists on my server before sending email from said email address?
Is there any system inbuilt or any tool to do so?
I'm really need it cause due to this my server's IP is getting black listed every week.
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Hi Michael, I'd checked complete header and it was showing accounts@####.com, then I check for that email account weather it exists or not. I found that email is not exists. I did Set the Prevent "nobody" from sending mail setting to On, which I read in cPanel forum. But then phpmailer script is not able to send emails from our google apps account (we are using google apps for our own emails). Right now I don't have such email header, but soon I'll have and I'll update with email header. Thank you. 0 -
I did Set the Prevent "nobody" from sending mail setting to On, which I read in cPanel forum. But then phpmailer script is not able to send emails from our google apps account (we are using google apps for our own emails).
The PHPMailer script will need to contain the login credentials of a valid email address, so that it can be authenticated and does not use the "nobody" sender. This link has an example for PHP Mailer with SMTP Authentication: news.hostingxtreme.com/website-forms-smtp-authentication/0 -
Hi, Sorry for very late reply. I did almost all setting to prevent spam and secure email system. Now a days I'm very much relax with lesser spam, but still struggling to make it more secure. Here is the latest example. Spoofing of from address (sending email using actual email address of domain): mailnull 47 12 1444887729 0 -helo_name LenovoPC -host_address 180.71.xx.xxx.58921 -host_auth dovecot_login -interface_address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.587 -received_protocol esmtpa -body_linecount 7865 -max_received_linelength 141 -auth_id admin@domain.org[/EMAIL] -host_lookup_failed XX 1 ajhinz@domain.com[/EMAIL] From: "some name here" To: "ajhinz@domain.com[/EMAIL]" Subject: SEPTEMBER ORDER !! ==================================================
Now can anybody help to set exim in such a way that it match auth_id with From email address and if doesn't match discard it. Or Is there a way that we can set a list of domains like yandex.com, yahoo.com, mail.ru etc and if From address matches it will reject and discard. If cPanel can provide such utility in tweak settings, it can help a lot of hosting providers.0 -
Hello :) Have you considered enabling SpamAssassin for outgoing email? You can configure this via the following option under the "Apache SpamAssassin" tab in "WHM >> Exim Configuration Manager": "Scan outgoing messages for spam and reject based on the Apache SpamAssassin" internal spam_score setting" Thank you. 0 -
okay, I set this option. Let's see what will happened. 0 -
Can you tell me what would be the best Apache SpamAssassin" reject spam score threshold? Finally I received notice from server abuse dept. My server IP is listed on UCEPROTECT Level 1. Is there any way to de list from UCEPROTECT. I know there is a paid option but it is very high USD 110. 0 -
New Can you tell me what would be the best Apache SpamAssassin" reject spam score threshold?
It's typically advised to use the default internal_score unless you notice it's too aggressive or not aggressive enough.Finally I received notice from server abuse dept. My server IP is listed on UCEPROTECT Level 1. Is there any way to de list from UCEPROTECT.
There's an older thread on this particular list at: UCEProtect Mail Blocking Thank you.0
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