[ale] Fwd: Fake MX Record(s) Trick

[Ron Mellema]

> Marc Ferguson Wrote
> Subject: [ale] Fwd: Fake MX Record(s) Trick
> 
> I thought I'd forward this to my LUG. You guys rock with answers.  I
haven't
> heard anything from the spam assassin list.
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marc Ferguson <marcferguson at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:38:02 -0400
> Subject: Fake MX Record(s) Trick
> To: "Spam Assassin (Users Mailing List)" <users at spamassassin.apache.org>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a linux noob and a spam assassin noob so please reply in simplified
> language.  Thanks.
> 
> I saw on the wiki a trick to use fake mx records in order to weed out spam
(
> http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/OtherTricks).  I'm using Evolution at
home
> and on my laptop and I have the spamassassin plugin so I'm constantly
clicking
> the "junk" icon.  I have access to my shared web hosting account and I
sure do
> get TONS of spam.  I'm a bit confused as to how to implement it though.
My
> web host uses WHM so my form looks something like this:
> 
> digitalalias.net  14400  IN  MX  0  digitalalias.net
>
> What is 14400, I'm guessing a port of some kind.  Besides that the wiki
14400 = 14400 seconds or 4 hours. This is the time to live or TTL for the MX
record

> suggests that my first fake mx record should be set at 10, then my real mx
> record at 20, and then another fake one at 30.  Why is this since my
current
> mx record is set to 0?
> 
> fake0.example.com 10
> realmx.example.com 20
> fake1.example.com 30
The 0, 10, 20, 30 etc. is just a number used to specify the priority of the
mail server or relay server. Any number can be used to specify priority. The
lowest number has the highest priority. It is common to start with 10 and
increment by 10 but not necessary.

> Marc F.
> 
> "..Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to
come.."
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> Marc F.
> 
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