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Server Overloaded Due to Spammer Bouncebacks

Hey all:

The box has been overloaded this morning because the domain name of one of our hostees is being used by a spammer; as the plethora of bounced email from dead addresses comes back our way, the server is struggling to handle the load. I’m watching the issue and working to handle it as much as possible—unfortunately, there’s not a ton that we can do about this that doesn’t affect services for that user [e.g.: blocking all incoming mail].

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4 Responses to “Server Overloaded Due to Spammer Bouncebacks”

  1. Brad Says:
    October 30th, 2006 at 1:22 pm

    It’s not me this time, is it? :)

  2. Geof F. Morris Says:
    October 30th, 2006 at 2:03 pm

    No, it’s Stephen this time. Dangit, why does it always have to be my friends?! ;)

  3. Mark Traphagen Says:
    October 30th, 2006 at 10:34 pm

    Ah, Geof, you gave it up too easy! I was looking forward to the string of “Is it I?” comments :wink:

  4. Geof F. Morris Says:
    October 30th, 2006 at 10:37 pm

    Heh. I am easy.

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