Re: VGER does gradual SPF activation (FAQ matter)

Auke Kok
2006-06-13T16:01:29Z

Marc Perkel wrote:
> Here's a cheap trick that I use to get rid of a lot of spam. What I do
> is set my highest MX record to a nonworking IP address. Spammers often
> start at the highest MX rather than the lowest figuring the highest has
> less spam filtering. And the spammers never retry. IO get rid of about
> 120,000 spams a day with this trick.

and this will also get you blacklisted - it is not allowed to have non-working
or bogus MX records. See http://www.rfc-ignorant.org/policy-bogusmx.php

Auke