----- Original Message ----- From: "Kola Oyedeji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:55 PM Subject: RE:(OT) Using CF to control Spam
> While we're on the subject of spam, i'm always trying to figure out what the > garbage that gets sent with the email means, i am correct in saying that the > following email originated from > > 0-1pool107-240.nas9.miami1.fl.us.da.qwest.net > yes. > also what is ekkmaster.edwardkeller? > The name that the originator's mail server calls itself. Most times this is the ANAME of the server. > Received: from [210.126.1.1] by stage.alexandermark.com (NTMail > >>>6.03.0009/NT6115.00.d4844f5f) with ESMTP id clglaaaa for > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:54:31 +0000 > Received: from 65.139.107.240 (0-1pool107-240.nas9.miami1.fl.us.da.qwest.net > [65.139.107.240]) by ekkmaster.edwardkeller with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange > Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) > id Z9FGJMPM; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 19:51:46 +0900 > > Ps if there is anything in there i shouldn't be posting to a list please let > me know > Nothing that should be kept secret as far as I can see... Regards, Howie > Cheers > > Kola > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: UXB Internet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 31 December 2001 17:49 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Using CF to control Spam > > > > > > Tom, > > > > You must be the lucky one <smile>. I have an email address > > listed on a web > > site that is never used for anything except to sit on an obscure page of > > that web site. It has been harvested; because it collects over 40 to 50 > > spam messages a day. (I now know how to get rich quick, working at home > > while looking at porn) <smile>. I keep the address for the sole > > purpose to > > collect and block the IP addresses of the senders on my "real" > > mail server. > > > > The other email address that gets unwanted email is the one listed in the > > domain registrations Whois database. It's a wonderful place for > > spammers to > > get addresses. > > > > I use to laugh when I saw it, but now I believe the statement > > "SPAMMERS MUST > > DIE!" > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Dennis Powers > > UXB Internet > > (203)879-2844 > > http://www.uxbinfo.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tom muck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:01 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Using CF to control Spam > > > > Most spam comes from things that you sign up for on the Web, whether you > > realize that you are signing up for spam or not. I've had this email > > address for two years now and still only get one or two spams per > > day -- on > > a bad day. Certainly managable by spending the 1 or 2 seconds to hit the > > delete key. My email address is plastered all over my Web site, > > plus I post > > several hundred times per month in various newsgroups to the point where a > > search on Google lists my email address 3900 times. If spammers are > > harvesting email addresses from mailing lists and newsgroups, they are > > skipping mine. ;-) > > > > If you are careful about what you are signing up for, you can virtually > > eliminate spam. When you register at a Web site or register a > > product make > > sure you aren't leaving the default checkbox for "allow us to > > notify you of > > exciting offers from our co-conspirators/spammers" unchecked -- most sites > > have this spam button set ON by default. > > > > tom > > > > > > "W Luke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > 007b01c191fe$faee5a90$0300a8c0@jazz">news:007b01c191fe$faee5a90$0300a8c0@jazz... > > > My inbox has become increasingly infested with spam - up to 30 > > a day now - > > > so I've been writing a small app in CF to help control it. > > Basically, the > > > robot logs into my current spam-infested inbox and checks each email > > against > > > a "trusted addresses" table in my db - if the email is from a trusted > > > source, it's sent to another "clean" POP. If it's potentially spam, a > > > message is sent to the sender and the email is quarantined in > > the db - if > > > that sender is a real person, they'll click on a link which > > will validate > > > their email address, add it to my "trusted addressbook" and > > deliver their > > > email to my clean POP. > > > > > > It works well, but it's annoying having to have another POP - can anyone > > > think of a better way of doing it? > > > > > > Will > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
