On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Len Budney wrote:
> James Smallacombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Selective filtering is ALL about pattern-matching.
>
> Correct, which is why it is flawed. If pattern matching were applied
> uniformly, then soon all spam will be 100% 822-compliant, and will
> originate only from hosts with valid MX records, and with exactly one
> envelope recipient and one envelope sender--which will be a valid
> email address.
>
> What will you match on then?
Why, the host it comes from, of course. There's no wooden stake here,
just a bunch of crucifixes...nobody says this is a complete solution.
James Smallacombe Internet Access for The Delaware
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Valley in PA, NJ and DE
PlantageNet Internet Ltd. http://www.pil.net
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