> So, just a general question, does it appear to anyone else that the > challenge/response software at the consumer level, contributes to the level > of spam anyone is receiving?
It is not really SPAM. (Well, sort of.) It is the software trying to send a message to the from address for validation. Overall though, challenge/response software is flawed, in that many automated e-mails, such as newsletters, auto notifications and so forth will specifically use from addresses that can not receive e-mail, and will clearly state so in the body of the original message. Therefore, in that since, it is adding to the SPAM problem. John Tolmachoff MCSE CSSA Engineer/Consultant eServices For You www.eservicesforyou.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Challenge - Response software > > We've got a customer using some sort of challenge response software that's > causing massive amounts of stored mail on his hard drive. Originally the > mail was being help in our queue and I told him he'd have to get rid of the > software or store the mail on his computer. Now that he's switched to > storing mail on his computer, the amount of stored mail is over whelming > him. His complaint is he never used to get this much spam. > > I demonstrated, for my own gratification, how his challenge response > response software is broadcasting his e-mail address. I sent him a message > using my yahoo account, about 10 of them, with a return address from my > mail server that didn't exist. Then I parsed the log and sent him the > results, his e-mail address showed up ten times as the send to an > undeliverable address. > > > -------------- > Rich Griebel > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.kendra.com > Scanned for Viruses using Declude and F-Prot > > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
