05-12-2008, 09:36 PM
it will end in a day or so.
Thankfully.... there is so much stuff send that servers started validating the from IP and toss them back, instead of automatically blacklisting your domain and/or IP.
The reason... they didn't hack your email ACCOUNT - they just used the name through some other SMTP.
I have gotten a few of them over the past few years -- about the same as you did... it was maniacal, because it was my primary name/domain, and one other time, just my domain (and I had the catch-all engaged then -- when I was using GoDaddy's 1 free account until I found a host).
I created a rule (I get about 15 a day now) for all "mail deliver failed" or whatever the phrase is, that just puts them in the trash -- and FOR YOU, I'd set my "remove from server" to EVERY DAY for the next few days.
Thankfully.... there is so much stuff send that servers started validating the from IP and toss them back, instead of automatically blacklisting your domain and/or IP.
The reason... they didn't hack your email ACCOUNT - they just used the name through some other SMTP.
I have gotten a few of them over the past few years -- about the same as you did... it was maniacal, because it was my primary name/domain, and one other time, just my domain (and I had the catch-all engaged then -- when I was using GoDaddy's 1 free account until I found a host).
I created a rule (I get about 15 a day now) for all "mail deliver failed" or whatever the phrase is, that just puts them in the trash -- and FOR YOU, I'd set my "remove from server" to EVERY DAY for the next few days.