From Warren Michelsen, received 22/5/02, 8:51 am -0700 (GMT): > At 1:58 PM +0100 5/22/02, Steve Linford wrote: >> >>A good way to foil these is to create 5 or 10 spamtraps in your >> router, like this for example: >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap > > Mightn't it be better to have common but unused names instead? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = spamtrap >> >>SIMS will answer "250 OK" for these spamtraps > > But only if the dictionary attack actually gets around to > "frodo123", right? It seems to me that more common names are more > likely to be harvested.
Ahh... you are of course correct. I was using the convention I use for spamtraps on my web sites where crawlers can harvest them. Of course for dictionary attacks you need plain tom, dick, harry, etc. -- Steve Linford Ultradesign Xtreme Network http://www.uxn.com ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
