On Mon September 22 2003 19:13, Richard M. Smith wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know why Verisign has set up a fake SMTP server at > their SiteFinder service to bounce email messages sent to > misspelled or expired domain names? The fake SiteFinder SMTP > server gives the impression that it is a real SMTP server and > happily accepts "To" and "From" email addresses before rejecting a > misdirected email message.
To and From, I'm guessing there's a database involved - oh yeah, some spammers from aol.com too. > I don't quite understand what technical issues Verisign is trying > to solve here with a fake server. Any guesses? Well, people rarely obfuscate a real envelope. Much easier that way. > I've attached an early email from Verisign that gives a bit more > information about how this fake SMTP server operates but not why it > is needed. See above. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
