Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-13 Thread Rupert Gallagher
Said the blind person... Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 21:03, @lbutlr wrote: > On 13 Feb 2018, at 06:57, Rupert Gallagher wrote: > Not sure why you guys are > still discussing RFCs, though, Because one person keeps insisting that RFC822 > is the relevant active standard

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-13 Thread @lbutlr
On 13 Feb 2018, at 06:57, Rupert Gallagher wrote: > Not sure why you guys are still discussing RFCs, though, Because one person keeps insisting that RFC822 is the relevant active standard despite being shown multiple times that it’s been obsoleted. Twice. -- If you [Carrot] were dice, you'd al

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-13 Thread Rupert Gallagher
Humans tend to confuse Science and Engineering, including professional journalists: their mistake does not change the facts, but certainly confuses the weaker minds. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 08:49, Groach wrote: > On 12/02/2018 06:54, Rupert Gallagher wrote: > >> A

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Groach
On 12/02/2018 06:54, Rupert Gallagher wrote: A "standard" "obsoleted" by a "proposed standard" or a "draft standard" is nonsense. A standard is obsoleted by a new standard, not a draft or a proposal. RFC 821-822 are still the standard, until their obsoleting drafts and proposals become the new

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Rupert Gallagher
A "standard" "obsoleted" by a "proposed standard" or a "draft standard" is nonsense. A standard is obsoleted by a new standard, not a draft or a proposal. RFC 821-822 are still the standard, until their obsoleting drafts and proposals become the new standard, and are clearly identified as such.

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Rupert Gallagher
You are wrong. Read again. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 22:51, @lbutlr wrote: > On 2018-02-11 (11:15 MST), Rupert Gallagher wrote: > > To you, and those like > you, who claim better knowledge, read twice yourself, because the actual > standard is still rfc 822. This sta

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Rupert Gallagher
You confuse the press with the author. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 19:23, Reindl Harald wrote: > Am 11.02.2018 um 19:15 schrieb Rupert Gallagher: > Who is the ignorant here? > > > Rfc 822, standard: usa > Rfc 2822, *proposed standard*: usa not USA, IETF > https://www.i

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Antony Stone
On Sunday 11 February 2018 at 23:04:52, Bill Cole wrote: > On 11 Feb 2018, at 16:20 (-0500), Antony Stone wrote: > > Strange that I can't find SMTP under > > www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/std/std-index.txt > > ‎though, other than STD0060 and STD0071, which are both extensions. > > STD10 is SMTP (RFC821)

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Bill Cole
On 11 Feb 2018, at 16:20 (-0500), Antony Stone wrote: Strange that I can't find SMTP under www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/std/std-index.txt ‎though, other than STD0060 and STD0071, which are both extensions. STD10 is SMTP (RFC821), STD11 is message format(RFC822). -- Bill Cole b...@scconsult.com or

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-11 (11:15 MST), Rupert Gallagher wrote: > > To you, and those like you, who claim better knowledge, read twice yourself, > because the actual standard is still rfc 822. This statement is entirely false, irresponsibly so. RFC 822 was obsoleted by RFC 2822 and RFC 2822 was obsoleted

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Antony Stone
On Sunday 11 February 2018 at 19:15:59, Rupert Gallagher wrote: > Who is the ignorant here? > > Rfc 822, standard: usa https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc822 "Obsoleted by: 2822" What do you mean by "Standard: USA"? I know what an IETF Standard is, and it's quite different from an RFC, which we w

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Rupert Gallagher
Who is the ignorant here? Rfc 822, standard: usa Rfc 2822, *proposed standard*: usa Rfc 5321, *draft standard*: usa Rfc 5322, *draft standard*: usa ... The list goes on. To you, and those like you, who claim better knowledge, read twice yourself, because the actual standard is still rfc 822. S

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-11 (00:13 MST), Rupert Gallagher wrote: > > Interesting to kreme. Not actually interesting to me, no. > We are not in USA, where RFC loopholes are written to allow the NSA to send > anonymous email with spyware, or companies to profit from massmail marketing. > Spam assassins we a

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-11 Thread Antony Stone
On Sunday 11 February 2018 at 08:35:42, Rupert Gallagher wrote: > We are not in USA, where RFC loopholes are written Er, RFCs are written by IETF Working Groups, which are open to *anyone* to contribute to, have members from many different countries and companies around the world, and are not r

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Rupert Gallagher
> good news is if non spammers begin to use pgp signed/encrypted mails, it would not be spam anymore If they send spam from an identifiable server within our legal reach, we turn it to our local authority who exerts judiciary power to either shut down the server, in case they are pure spammers,

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Rupert Gallagher
Interesting to kreme. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 03:14, Benny Pedersen wrote: > Rupert Gallagher skrev den 2018-02-10 23:26: > Interesting... how ? > > > Final-Recipient: rfc822; krem...@kreme.com > Original-Recipient: > rfc822;krem...@kreme.com > Action: failed > Sta

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Rupert Gallagher
I am not protonmail. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 03:12, Benny Pedersen wrote: > Rupert Gallagher skrev den 2018-02-10 23:18: > pay their clients for each > spam message they deliver, they would be > all bankrupt, except us. if > protonmail worked, spamasassin could not

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Rupert Gallagher
I read the RFC as anybody else, and get as close as possible to cite it when rejecting. The fact that the RFC has loopholes is not my fault. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 01:17, Reindl Harald wrote: > Am 10.02.2018 um 23:18 schrieb Rupert Gallagher: > We do not serve free

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-10 (15:26 MST), Rupert Gallagher wrote: > > Interesting... > > > Final-Recipient: rfc822; krem...@kreme.com > Original-Recipient: rfc822;krem...@kreme.com > Action: failed > Status: 5.7.1 > Remote-MTA: dns; mail.covisp.net > Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 5.7.1 : Helo command rejected:

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-10 (12:07 MST), Joseph Brennan wrote: > > --On February 9, 2018 at 5:46:39 PM -0700 "@lbutlr" wrote: >> RFC 822 hasn't been valid for nearly two decades. > > Yes of course. My point was that even decades ago, To and Cc headers were not > required by RFC 822, so our contributor shoul

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Benny Pedersen
Rupert Gallagher skrev den 2018-02-10 23:26: Interesting... how ? Final-Recipient: rfc822; krem...@kreme.com Original-Recipient: rfc822;krem...@kreme.com Action: failed Status: 5.7.1 Remote-MTA: dns; mail.covisp.net Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 5.7.1 : Helo command rejected: Mail for this TLD

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Benny Pedersen
Rupert Gallagher skrev den 2018-02-10 23:18: pay their clients for each spam message they deliver, they would be all bankrupt, except us. if protonmail worked, spamasassin could not scan spam :=) oh well, pgp is cool, but as its implented on protonmail it does not matter at all i think this

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Rupert Gallagher
Interesting... Final-Recipient: rfc822; krem...@kreme.com Original-Recipient: rfc822;krem...@kreme.com Action: failed Status: 5.7.1 Remote-MTA: dns; mail.covisp.net Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 5.7.1 : Helo command rejected: Mail for this TLD is not allowed --

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Rupert Gallagher
We do not serve freemail or large ISPs, so our use case is different than yours. We serve businesses who own their email by law. When an employee sends or receives an email, their employer owns the email, by law. We can, and we do reject spam: the recipient will never see it, by contract. Possib

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Bill Cole
On 10 Feb 2018, at 16:00 (-0500), Alex wrote: Can we really trust end-users to properly classify email and not infect themselves with something or follow a phish without knowing? Nope. However, we need to act like we do to some degree while doing the best we can to make it difficult for them

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Alex
Hi, On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 12:04 PM, @lbutlr wrote: > On 2018-02-10 (00:01 MST), Rupert Gallagher wrote: >> >> The RFC should be amended. If not, we still reject on common sense. Our >> mail, our rules. > > My rule is that I do everything I can to reject mail. I look at the IPs, > headers, Su

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread Joseph Brennan
--On February 9, 2018 at 5:46:39 PM -0700 "@lbutlr" wrote: RFC 822 hasn't been valid for nearly two decades. Yes of course. My point was that even decades ago, To and Cc headers were not required by RFC 822, so our contributor should not say that he is blocking for violating RFC 822.

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-10 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-10 (00:01 MST), Rupert Gallagher wrote: > > The RFC should be amended. If not, we still reject on common sense. Our mail, > our rules. My rule is that I do everything I can to reject mail. I look at the IPs, headers, Subject, and content. I look for suspicious attachments, dangerous

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-09 Thread Rupert Gallagher
If you pick up the snail mail equivalent, you either have spam without address or a mail with someone else's address. We put the spam where it belongs, and return the other unopened. We make no exception to e-mail, because they are mail after all. The RFC should be amended. If not, we still rej

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-09 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-09 (14:26 MST), Joseph Brennan wrote: > > RFC 822, RFC 822 hasn't been valid for nearly two decades. The current RFC is 5322. "The only required header fields are the origination date field and the originator address field(s). All other header fields are syntactically optional."

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-09 Thread Joseph Brennan
Objection. RFC 822, section A.3.1 "Minimum required" shows two alternatives of the minimum. The one on the left has Date and From and Bcc, and the Bcc has no address in it. The other one on the right has Date and From and a To field with an address in it. Now read it again: C.3.4. DESTINATION

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-09 Thread @lbutlr
On 2018-02-08 (08:23 MST), David Jones wrote: > > But how can you tell the difference based on content then? You can't. Two > different senders could send the exact same email and one could be spam from > tricking the recipient to opt-in and another could be ham the recipient > consciously op

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-09 Thread Rupert Gallagher
If you agreed to receive news from X, and receive them via mass-mailer Y, be prepared to also receive from Z via Y, where Z is third party on behalf of X or Y. Morale: when you agree to X, remember to opt out to their third parties. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 16:23, Davi

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-09 Thread jdow
On 20180208 23:24, Reindl Harald wrote: Am 09.02.2018 um 01:20 schrieb jdow: On 20180208 07:23, David Jones wrote: On 02/07/2018 06:28 PM, Dave Warren wrote: On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out process that

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread jdow
On 20180208 07:23, David Jones wrote: On 02/07/2018 06:28 PM, Dave Warren wrote: On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out process that will stop sending you email.  Yes, the site has scummy practices but that is not

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread Martin Gregorie
On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 09:23 -0600, David Jones wrote: > On 02/07/2018 06:28 PM, Dave Warren wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: > > > > Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt- > > > > out > > > > process that will stop sending you email. Yes, th

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread Paul Stead
Hi All, dkimwl.org is a site owned and run by myself. A little bit of work is required to get the TOU sorted - I'd floated the idea some time ago but not much interest was seen so I stopped work on the front end services. The backend and classification/voting system is in place and should work

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread Tom Hendrikx
On 08-02-18 16:33, Giovanni Bechis wrote: > On 02/08/18 16:23, David Jones wrote: >> On 02/07/2018 06:28 PM, Dave Warren wrote: >>> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: > Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out > process that will stop sending you

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread Giovanni Bechis
On 02/08/18 16:23, David Jones wrote: > On 02/07/2018 06:28 PM, Dave Warren wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out process that will stop sending you email.  Yes, the site has scummy practices

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread David Jones
On 02/07/2018 06:28 PM, Dave Warren wrote: On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out process that will stop sending you email. Yes, the site has scummy practices but that is not spam by my definition. Yes, under EU

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-08 Thread LuKreme
On Feb 7, 2018, at 06:17, David Jones wrote: > > Hypothetical question: If you signed up for a new account on a website and > they had a small checkbox that was enabled to receive emails from them and > you didn't see it to uncheck it, when you get an email from them a month > later, is that s

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-07 Thread Dave Warren
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018, at 15:52, Martin Gregorie wrote: > > Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out > > process that will stop sending you email. Yes, the site has scummy > > practices but that is not spam by my definition. > > > Yes, under EU/UK that counts as spam bec

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-07 Thread Martin Gregorie
> Technically, you asked for the email and they have a valid opt-out > process that will stop sending you email. Yes, the site has scummy > practices but that is not spam by my definition. > Yes, under EU/UK that counts as spam because the regulations say that the signer-upper must explicitly c

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-07 Thread David Jones
On 02/06/2018 07:43 PM, jdow wrote: On 20180206 16:56, Miles Fidelman wrote: On 2/6/18 2:47 PM, Anne P. Mitchell Esq. wrote: I know the definition of spam is very subjective and dependent on your particular the mail flow along with the expectations of the recipients. Back when I was in-hou

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-06 Thread Rupert Gallagher
Case study... Well-known MTAs and SA itself allow (do not reject, do not flag) e-mails with absent or empty "To" header. If I receive one such snail mail, I know it is not for me, and I know it is unwanted commercial advertisement that fills the mailbox and litters the floor. RFC 822, page 42,

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-06 Thread jdow
On 20180206 16:56, Miles Fidelman wrote: On 2/6/18 2:47 PM, Anne P. Mitchell Esq. wrote: I know the definition of spam is very subjective and dependent on your particular the mail flow along with the expectations of the recipients. Back when I was in-house counsel at MAPS, Paul (Vixie) and I

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-06 Thread Miles Fidelman
On 2/6/18 2:47 PM, Anne P. Mitchell Esq. wrote: I know the definition of spam is very subjective and dependent on your particular the mail flow along with the expectations of the recipients. Back when I was in-house counsel at MAPS, Paul (Vixie) and I came up with this definition of spam

Re: Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-06 Thread Anne P. Mitchell Esq.
> > I know the definition of spam is very subjective and dependent on your > particular the mail flow along with the expectations of the recipients. > Back when I was in-house counsel at MAPS, Paul (Vixie) and I came up with this definition of spam: “An electronic message is “spam” IF: (1)

Email filtering theory and the definition of spam

2018-02-06 Thread David Jones
I know the definition of spam is very subjective and dependent on your particular the mail flow along with the expectations of the recipients. On 02/06/2018 02:06 PM, David B Funk wrote: On Tue, 6 Feb 2018, Kris Deugau wrote: Alex wrote: These phishes we've received were all from otherwise t