> > ___SNIP_____
> > From: edodd1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ___SNIP_____
> > 
> > dekkers.com is an INTERNAL name I give my domain. It should not be
> > resolvable externally. All outgoing mail is masqueraded as coming from the
> > resolvable tripled.iinet.net.au.
> > 
> > Yet this spam seems to come from it? Or does my server append it for some
> > reason?
> 
> Yeah... Mail servers usually complete headers that are not complete.  So, 
> if you were sent mail with a 'From' line like:
> From: edodd1 <edodd1g2v2k2>
> then, your mail server might complete it by adding its own local hostname.

If you are running the Postfix mail server then you can stop this behaviour 
by using:

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = reject_non_fqdn_sender,
                               reject_non_fqdn_recipient

Unless the addresses are fully qualified the mailserver will reject them.

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