On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 12:52:06PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > Most spam is NOT sent out via port 25. It arrives via port 25, but it > almost always relayed inbetween. Some years back, open relays were the > main problem. However, we've dug into things a bit and found to our > surprise that not only are they not the main problem anymore, but in > fact a tiny minority. The main problem is open socks proxies (port 1080).
That is primarily thanks to the efforts of the anti-spam community, and is a measure of their success. Anyone involved in law enforcement will tell you that a large part of it is relocation of crime, not prevention per se. The criminals will continue to commit crimes by and large, but a police presence (and many other things, see any article on community-oriented policing or "broken windows theory") makes them go somewhere else to do it. > don't want to RECEIVE spam, only to send it). We also know that 90% of > the current Internet population doesn't know the difference between an > open proxy and a cup holder. BTW, that's the real danger of the "open your CDROM tray" exploit; a web page might close it, spilling your coffee. :-) -- Shawn McMahon | Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, EIV Consulting | that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any UNIX and Linux | hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure http://www.eiv.com| the survival and the success of liberty. - JFK
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