Re: [Declude.JunkMail] OBFUSCATION filter

[Matthew Bramble]

Yes, each of our own personal recommendations differ, but since they are both based on personal opinions, it's no big deal :) I would tell you how to create a spam mailing program that would get past most anyone's configuration, however that I would be considered too sensitive for public consumption (you see, I do agree with part of your thesis).  I guarantee you though that it could be done.  I'm thinking that many don't bother because of the extra resources required, and those spamming off of open relays and the like are not operations that care much for the detail required since they can get so much of their stuff through to unfiltered accounts at present.  Take a look at what gets through your filters at present and use that to look for clues. Matt Bill Landry wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Bramble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> None of this stuff is a big secret, and besides, pretending to come from a domain like AOL or Amazon has resulted in spammers being sued successfully. Clearly they already know the tactics and have used them. And these successful lawsuits have obviously not stopped the practice. On the other hand, if I wanted to become a spammer, I assure you that I could get past your spam filters with near perfect success. Although I highly doubt it, your point is...? Most of these guys don't even know how to fake a header properly and that would take someone moderately intelligent about 5 seconds to figure out. It's the fact that these guys are so dumb that makes it so that we can block them as effectively as we do. So let's make it easier for them by posting our whitelists. This is straying all over the place. If you think it is fine and good to post your whitelists on a public forum, then by all means do so. It's was just my personal recommendation that it is not a wise thing to do, but to each his own... Bill --- [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.