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Re: mutt/2160: annoying Message-IDs



* On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 hadmut@xxxxxxxxxx (hadmut@xxxxxxxxxx) muttered:
> >Number:         2160
> >Synopsis:       annoying Message-IDs
> >Originator:     Hadmut Danisch
> mutt is lacking a configuration option for the structure of the
> Message-IDs. It insists on generating the Message-IDs on its own.
> Therefore I have Message-IDs like <20060106083603.GA7391@xxxxxxxxxx>
> when sending with mutt. 
> Mutt should have an option where to configure the domain part of the
> Message ID.

It kind of has. $hostname is used as the domain part.

> For some special reason I have to accept any mail to my domain
> (catchall recipient), therefore I get millions of spam to these
> message-id-addresses. 

Catchall is never a good idea. If you have to use it - and you should
rethink if you really have too - combine it with greylisting.

HTH,

Michael
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