Matt, thanks for your continuing help and efforts on this war on spam. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Note about @LINKED and Y!DIRECTED filters > > I just wanted to let everyone know that there is no longer a good reason > to be running either the @LINKED or Y!DIRECTED filters if you have > previously downloaded them from my site. > > When Microsoft fixed the "ZapTheDingbat" bug that phishers were using, > they also apparently changed the behavior of Internet Explorer and > Outlook Express (maybe Outlook as well) so that URL's containing > usernames and passwords no longer work. I'm not sure about how far the > fix goes, but spammers are only rarely using this technique, probably as > a result of oversight as opposed to a conscious choice. The net result > is that the filter now has very little if any benefit to a system as the > hits will much more frequently than before contain false positives from > those that like to construct E-mail addresses that resemble domain names > for user names. I therefore recommend removing this filter. > > As far as Y!DIRECTED goes, it appears that Yahoo has either put > appropriate security on their system to prevent third-party sites from > using their system for redirection, or they have changed how it works. > With my SKIPIFWEIGHT setting at 250% of my hold weight, I found no hits > for this filter on last Tuesday, and it has been trending down for some > time. If the redirection string that Yahoo uses has changed, and if I > become aware of it being exploited, I will recode the filter, but for > now, I recommend removing it from your systems. > > One more quick note. I'm in the process of moving things around on my > site so please forgive anything that is broken during the next few days. > > Matt > > -- > ===================================================== > MailPure custom filters for Declude JunkMail Pro. > http://www.mailpure.com/software/ > ===================================================== > > --- > [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.
