Re: VGER does gradual SPF activation (FAQ matter)

[Auke Kok]

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
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