I second this. I cannot think of any circumstance where I would receive a legitimate email addressed to my username at more than 2 or 3 domains. This would be a good test to have at our disposal.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jerod M. Bennett Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Watching CC's? >The problem is that a lot of spammers will do something very similar to >this, where the usernames are similar, but not always the same. So it >might be "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", ... >While it might not be difficult to detect the identical usernames, it would >be difficult to detect the similar ones. >Also, it's common to receive E-mail sent to multiple postmaster@ or abuse@ >accounts. While this is all true, I still agree that the test would be beneficial as something that could add weight. Jerod M. Bennett Director of Media Production Pixelpushers, Inc. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com . --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
