Since my last idea got shot down pretty thoroughly, I though I'd float another idea past the list. :)
Since a large volume of spam is sent by machines that have been compromised, frequently by virii, is there any reason to trust a sender that has been seen sending virii in the recent past. My thinking is why not add them to an RBL if they have sent a virus in the past week or two, automatically aging them out after that time (or not, requiring them to request removal). Even if it is a "legitmate" mail server, I cannot think of any reason to trust it if it does not have functioning antivirus software running. Well, perhaps if it is a very new strain of virus and their provider hasn't updated definitions... --- "Solving the spam problem is like curing cancer. It's not one disease but 100 diseases, each with their own issues." -- John Levine co-chairman of the independent Antispam Research Group, part of the Internet Engineering Task Force. William Brown Web Development & Messaging Services Technology Services, WNYRIC, Erie 1 BOCES _______________________________________________ NOTE: If there is a disclaimer or other legal boilerplate in the above message, it is NULL AND VOID. You may ignore it. Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
