Assuming, of course that the whole challenge-response thing is a good idea.
There are lots of good ideas for fighting spam, and there are quite a few that are pretty broken. This is one of them. A better idea would be to get one of the (your expletive here) who perpetrate this kind of garbage, take 'em to Interop, or CES, rent a booth, get a bunch of Plastic baseball bats, and charge $1/swing, or 3 swings for $5. But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. -- Lynn On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 20:48:40 -0500, WebWiz wrote: > Did you consider that maybe it would be more appropriate to whitelist > emails that come from the discussion list? As Lynn pointed out, your > challenge is broken and appears to come from OpenSRS, rather than from > you specifically. > > If you don't want to receive emails from list members, perhaps you > should drop off the list. I consider it spectacularly rude for a list > member to force other list members to authenticate before accepting > their email. Could you imagine the pandemonium if 10,000 list members > all decided your way was a good approach? Do you really think that I > would respond to 10,000 challenges...even if it was just once? Puhleeze. > > Regards, > Eric Longman > Atl-Connect Internet Services > > +----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230 PMB288 770 590-0888 | > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +----------------------------------------------------------+ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> FYI. >> >> I used XV.NET to request confirmation from any sender. XV.NET confirm all >> incoming mails before it will send to my inbox. >> >> This is NOT from [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Sorry for inconvenience. >> >> Best regards, >> Emil >> >> www.needguide.com >> >> >>>Of course, 99% of the spam we receive is from addresses mined from the >>>web-based archive of this and other lists. >>> >>>So, pardon me from mentioning [EMAIL PROTECTED] but at least that will >>>now get spidered along with my legit. address and possibly cut down on the >>>garbage. >>> >>>-- Lynn >>> >>>On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:31:24 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>>Yes it is, it allows OpenSRS to filter our Spam from their mailing >>>>lists... >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Nicolas Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:11 AM >>>>Subject: Fw: Please confirm your email for [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>>>What's this ? >>>>> >>>>>Is this legitimate ? >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:02 PM >>>>>Subject: Please confirm your email for [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>This is a automated message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>>Due to the high rate of spam and viruses, we ask that you perform a >>>>> >>>>>ONE >>>>>TIME ONLY verification of your email address. >>>>> >>>>>>We have chosen to use XV.NET (eXtreme Email Protection) as our >>>>> >>>>>Anti-Spam >>>>>E-Mail filter due to the security and ease. We suggest you use it also! >>>>>http://www.XV.net >>>>> >>>>>>Just click the link below to deliver the email message you have sent >>>> >>>>with >>>> >>>>>the subject: Re: Exporting / getting admin names and email for domains >>>>>in >>>>>our profile >>>>> >>>>>>** YOU MUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW ** >>>>> >>>>>(snip) >>>>> >>>>>>If you do not click the link below, your email will NOT be delivered >>>>> >>>>>to >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>>>Thank You, >>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>>The XV.NET (eXtreme Email Protection) E-mail Verifier.
