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Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

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Post by LIV2 »

cx42net wrote: post #177
LIV2 wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm guessing backscatterer.org The fix is to configure your MTA so that it doesn't send backscatter

How can you know when you're about to send a bounce to a backscatter? I'd love to know this!

Sorry for the extremely late reply, but you can test using http://its-netzwerk.com/bscatter/

Alternatively attempt to send a message to a nonexistent address on your MTA using telnet which should throw an error after "RCPT TO" if the server is configured correctly Steps to test SMTP via telnet: https://my.esecuredata.com/index.php?/knowledgebase/article/...

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

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Post by cx42net »

LIV2 wrote: post #181
cx42net wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can you know when you're about to send a bounce to a backscatter? I'd love to know this!

Sorry for the extremely late reply, but you can test using http://its-netzwerk.com/bscatter/ Alternatively attempt to send a message to a nonexistent address on your MTA using telnet which should throw an error after "RCPT TO" if the server is configured correctly Steps to test SMTP via telnet: https://my.esecuredata.com/index.php?/knowledgebase/article/...

Thank you for your reply. From my understanding, what you suggest is that a backscatter uses a return path email that does not exists?

My understanding was that a backscatter uses an email that is not his, in order to deliver a message without sending it directly (and making the bounce server act like a spammer).

Am I missing something?

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

#183

Post by willbrowning »

cx42net wrote: post #182
LIV2 wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry for the extremely late reply, but you can test using http://its-netzwerk.com/bscatter/ Alternatively attempt to send a message to a nonexistent address on your MTA using telnet which should throw an error after "RCPT TO" if the server is configured correctly Steps to test SMTP via telnet: https://my.esecuredata.com/index.php?/knowledgebase/article/...

Thank you for your reply. From my understanding, what you suggest is that a backscatter uses a return path email that does not exists? My understanding was that a backscatter uses an email that is not his, in order to deliver a message without sending it directly (and making the bounce server act like a spammer). Am I missing something?

Here is a good blog post [1] that explains backscatter and some ways to help prevent it.

[1] https://willem.com/blog/2019-09-10_fighting-backscatter-spam...

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

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Post by ReXeVyPho »

Just got your email:

First "As a thank you for being an early beta tester..."

After that "If you have any more than 20 UUID aliases they will be deactivated"

Should I go with you anymore? Never treat your customers as beta testers. My data come with UUID are gone.

A picture is worth a thousand words

https://framapic.org/FLlGZzLBLQ9x/n4QO1aGPDt7V.png

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

#185

Post by willbrowning »

ReXeVyPho wrote: post #184

Just got your email: First "As a thank you for being an early beta tester..." After that "If you have any more than 20 UUID aliases they will be deactivated" Should I go with you anymore? Never treat your customers as beta testers. My data come with UUID are gone. A picture is worth a thousand words https://framapic.org/FLlGZzLBLQ9x/n4QO1aGPDt7V.png

I apologise if there has been some sort of misunderstanding. When I first launched the site I publicised the fact that it was in open beta whilst I was ironing out any obvious bugs and testing things out. I also had a banner message in the settings page stating this.

The message stated: "You are currently on a Free Pro Subscription as a thank you for being a beta tester. This free subscription will come to an end on 5th December 2019. You can still start a subscription now if you wish to support AnonAddy."

When the site's open beta came to an end I sent an email to all those who had signed up. As a thank you, this email let all users know that they would have an additional 3 months to continue using all the Pro features of the site for free.

I then sent 2 more emails shortly before this free subscription came to an end which is shown in your screenshot, giving users the choice to update their emails if they didn't wish to subscribe.

I have also offered all beta users a discount on both Lite and Pro plans.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best, Will

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

#186

Post by ReXeVyPho »

willbrowning wrote: post #185
ReXeVyPho wrote: post #184

Just got your email: First "As a thank you for being an early beta tester..." After that "If you have any more than 20 UUID aliases they will be deactivated" Should I go with you anymore? Never treat your customers as beta testers. My data come with UUID are gone. A picture is worth a thousand words https://framapic.org/FLlGZzLBLQ9x/n4QO1aGPDt7V.png

I apologise if there has been some sort of misunderstanding. When I first launched the site I publicised the fact that it was in open beta whilst I was ironing out any obvious bugs and testing things out. I also had a banner message in the settings page stating this. The message stated: "You are currently on a Free Pro Subscription as a thank you for being a beta tester. This free subscription will come to an end on…

Thanks for your reply and your service. Done.

Re: Show HN: I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service

#187

Post by cx42net »

willbrowning wrote: post #183
cx42net wrote: post #182

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for your reply. From my understanding, what you suggest is that a backscatter uses a return path email that does not exists? My understanding was that a backscatter uses an email that is not his, in order to deliver a message without sending it directly (and making the bounce server act like a spammer). Am I missing something?

Here is a good blog post [1] that explains backscatter and some ways to help prevent it. [1] https://willem.com/blog/2019-09-10_fighting-backscatter-spam...

Thanks!
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