He is using a system called "SpamArrest" (http://spamarrest.com/) which is highly effective in reducing spam to nearly zero. However it is not as powerful as TMDA (http://tmda.net/) which could have avoided the reply for this particular type of reflector by generating a special return address which would be immediately delivered, thus not generating the challenge message, but which would expire in 'N' days. Once expired the address would be useless to spammers.
Since I am replying only to the reflector, my message will be delivered to "Francis' without challenge. The particular reflector software used by the DXBase Reflector reveals a persons actual e-mail address, and thus is a way for spammers to harvest addresses. Of course no spammers should be subscribers, but can we be sure this is the case? If there is an option in the 'mailman' reflector software to hide users actual addresses perhaps it should be enabled. Ron N5IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXbase Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Re: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase (verification) > Yes. I have seen this too and feel that it is not very courteous. I > personally will not respond to any unsolicited emails of this type. > > Courtney > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DXbase Reflector" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:50 PM > Subject: Fw: Re: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase (verification) > > > > Are other posters getting this mail? I don't like it and wish "Francis" > > would turn it off? (No, I won't answer it.) > > > > Jim N7US > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 5:45 PM > > Subject: RE: Re: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase (verification) > > > > > > Francis here, > > > > I'm protecting myself from receiving junk mail. > > > > > > Just this once, click the link below so I can receive your emails. > > You won't have to do this again. > > > > http://spamarrest.com/a?89756204:992514 > > > > > > > > > > Spam Arrest - Take control of your inbox! > > http://spamarrest.com/affl?136203 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > You are receiving this message in response to your email to > > Francis, a Spam Arrest customer. > > > > Spam Arrest requests that senders verify themselves before > > their email is delivered. > > > > When you click the above link, you will be taken to a page > > with a graphic on it. Simply read the word in the graphic, > > type it into the form, and you're verified. > > > > You will only need to do this once per Spam Arrest customer. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Webmasters help stop spam and make 50%. > > http://spamarrest.com/affl?136203/affiliates/index.jsp > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
