On 04/25/02 at 13:26, LuKreme wrote:
> At 12:12 4/25/2002 -0700 Dan MacDonald wrote:
> >The argument that a well run, publicly available blacklist(s) is
> >preferable to this system is compelling.
>
> Yes, but with the spammers taking legal action and, absurdly, the courts
> siding with them, it makes the whole RBL thing much more difficult.
>
> In the end, I think the only system that will work will be a verified
> sender whitelist where ALL unknown mail is blocked.
Hmm. That's far less than perfect, too. I don't think that many of my
users, including myself, would like it. I often don't know the addresses of
legitimate correspondents before receiving the first message from them. A
mechanism for 'verifying' senders could be cumbersome for users and admins
alike.
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