on Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 03:55:39PM -0700, Jordan Ritter wrote: > It is _not_ okay for the SPAM decision process to be automated. > Razor2/SpamNet is about human determination _only_. No bots, no > machines, no algorithms. No message SPAM or otherwise should find its > way into the network without a human being specifically putting it > there. > > Bearing in mind this distinction, please address your reporting > process accordingly. Sorry for the confusion, I think we'll update > our FAQ with this.
While you're at it, can you clarify that spamtraps do not need to have been "sown" specifically to trap spam? I've been auto-reporting my several hundred spamtraps (nearly all either known munged bad addresses, such as 'majordomoay@', 'rdomoay@', etc. or message-IDs from messages posted through my system that have been publicly archived, scraped, and added to "millions" CDs) for over a year. This accounts for more than 40% of my spam since 5/23/02 (when I started also archiving such spam instead of just piping it through razor). I didn't expect that spammers would be so stupid as to spam Message-IDs, but they do make fairly useful spamtraps, as do confirmed munged addys that show up from time to time. And because I have my system configured to accept 'catchall' addresses, basically any such messages sent to those domains for which I am responsible may be recognized as munged or scraped, and so added to my auto-reporting list. Perhaps it would be useful to distinguish between acceptable practices for mail admins as opposed to those for regular users? Thanks, Steve -- hesketh.com/inc. v: (919) 834-2552 f: (919) 834-2554 w: http://hesketh.com The average person needs trepanation like he needs a hole in the head. -ca ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0004en _______________________________________________ Razor-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/razor-users
