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In the last month, I've been getting numerous e-mails which all follow a clear pattern (well, it's clear to a human eye, at least). They are sent from e-mail addresses such as:
amzn.2.gmsu.70155@s6x6dkgto4db1a.w20c2-9332.neakular.cf
ehar.2.gmsu.70076@avf6fvhptq4gvs.w0.tytqzjfx.ml
cvsp.2.gmsu.70139@5z6ad3ma5u43dr.w985-1.bxfi7rp.ml
adtp.7.gmsu.70098@986dgm9ef43erj.w1963-4532.hcix7xbl.ml
adtp.6.gmsu.69993@ws6f6h1tg4nndg.w28dd-1.rssiqxgo.ml
amzn.2.gmsu.69999@lb6ebelqh64fnv.w2114-1.mvgkksfi.ga
zpln.2.gmsu.69967@4q96a5bs83j4lm.w302c-1.hl3yhyb.cf
cvsp.2.gmsu.69995@5z6aahvehu3u3r.w28b2-1.ro2jmorp.ga
cvsp.2.gmsu.69965@ym36ejhqe4kohc.w61-1.qsnzuyc.ml
adtp.6.gmsu.69962@4v96ddqflq41qq.w0.cvao2fty.ga
amzn.2.gmsu.69963@zp64fd4bb4lkmf.w6b9-1.vpligvsy.cf
adtp.6.gmsu.69927@vl6em02kf4kgd3.w0.wegonwel.ml
zpln.2.gmsu.69934@7q6fbcrkn4m3l7.wc35-47e9.mhvukwcc.ga
lask.2.gmsu.69924@c56ghboal4t0f0.w0.xrzfuus.gq
cvsp.2.gmsu.69926@8z6d5cd7du43b6.w15a1-1.cdehisvh.ml
Seems to me that no legitimate site would use such "weird" adresses/hostnames. I first thought of just blackholing any incoming e-mail from ".gmsu.", but I'm worried (as always) that it might be too greedy.
The subjects are like this:
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Why don't automated filters prevent these "obvious" garbage letters from ever reaching my e-mail account in the first place?
I have a good mind to outright block any of those countries such as .ml, .ga, .cf, etc. But again, that would really suck if somebody from there at some point has a legitimate reason to e-mail me. However, the fact remains that I have not once in my life ever received a non-SPAM e-mail message from any of those countries above.
spamhater
Posted 2019-11-08T06:30:12.637
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2And I have to say that this is a tech support site and not a place for rants. Those paragraphs would be more useful if they talked about whether you run your own mail server or use a hosted service, and which SMTP and/or antispam software you are using. Does your blocking feature accept regexes? – user1686 – 2019-11-08T07:29:25.940
"I'm shocked by just how badly e-mails can be messed up" - overall your post seems to be more focused on complaining than actually looking for a solution. Essential information is missing, e.g. which service / provider do you use? Which mail client? Have you tried any spam filters?... – Máté Juhász – 2019-11-08T07:31:25.373