Dear Kami,
Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 11:36:09 AM, you wrote: KR> Some thoughts ... What I have seen happening to us.. KR> [1] What do you blacklist? I think that only the IP address of the KR> sender could be safely blacklisted. KR> --- If I do IP then it has to be a temp file so lets say for 24 hours KR> that IP can not send email. Because we sure don't want to blacklist a KR> temporary open relay. These folks do not send email using their servers KR> but they always use open relays. Also majority of times That is a sound approach. KR> [2] What happens if someone finds the address and uses it maliciously? KR> --- how? I don't understand how an email can be used maliciously... KR> They can only send email to it and to an address where they have no KR> business of sending. If you block based on email then your bound to even if you only do 24 hour blocks block hotmail, yahoo, netscape and eudoramail constantly because a lot of spammers spoof those addresses. So not a sound approach there. KR> [3] The spammer may have already sent a lot of spam before they send to KR> this address. KR> --- TRUE but a great chance also exists that it is the beginning of the KR> list or the middle. What I see in the addresses that are sent they KR> typically are alphabetically sorted. So may be an address like KR> AADoe@... Would put it on top of the list. But regardless it is a first KR> attempt. If nothing is gained, I feel nothing is lost either but if it KR> is used in their SPAM list then we have gained a lot. I just can't see KR> us losing anything. In the game of Pros & Cons our loss is a lot less KR> than our potential gain. Yes you would have to make sure it's among the first possible hits. / Eje KR> -----Original Message----- KR> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KR> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry KR> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 11:45 AM KR> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KR> Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Fighting the Menace of Unwanted E-Mail >>An address that we can use in Declude so any e-mail that is sent to >>that address is automatically added to a blacklist address for >>background deletion. KR> This is something that we have been considering. KR> A couple of thoughts, though: KR> [1] What do you blacklist? I think that only the IP address of the KR> sender KR> could be safely blacklisted. KR> [2] What happens if someone finds the address and uses it maliciously? KR> [3] The spammer may have already sent a lot of spam before they send to KR> this address. KR> -Scott KR> --- KR> [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus KR> (http://www.declude.com)] KR> --- KR> This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To KR> unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type KR> "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at KR> http://www.mail-archive.com. KR> --- KR> [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] KR> --- KR> This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To KR> unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and KR> type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found KR> at http://www.mail-archive.com. KR> --- KR> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] Best regards, Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 eBay UserID : macahan - Your Full Time Professionals - --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [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.
