----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Menschel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Scheidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 5:34 AM Subject: Re[2]: [SAtalk] Best way to whitelist mailing list msgs?
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello Mike, > > Friday, May 30, 2003, 5:33:59 AM, you wrote: > > MARK> [...] I think there is a tiny wealth of spam-classifying > MARK> information available from the set of recipients of a message. > > MS> I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. My domain gets 20-30 > MS> emails every day for a guy who left the company 5 years ago. ... > > MS> ... but I was wondering if this might be something that could be > MS> implemented in a more generic fashion, as I suspect that admins at > MS> most sites could find an old account or two that receives only spam. > MS> For lack of a better term, I guess we could refer to it as a > MS> "blacklist_to" list, and it could be managed in much the same way as > MS> the other black/white lists. > > I'd be in favor of it, not just for obsolete accounts, but also > completely bogus accounts. I frequently see spam directed to, or copied > to, email addresses where some spammer obviously fouled up an originally > valid address. eg: with an email address of [EMAIL PROTECTED], I am > getting many a spam directed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Obviously I wouldn't want this to be a +100 blacklist, because on rare > occasion someone sending real email might make this same mistake. But if > we could easily specify a +5 or +10 blacklist, that'd be enough to > eliminate all spam while letting almost all real ham through. > What about putting a hidden link on the company website one pixel (transparent) image with a link to a completely bogus account that only you know about. The spam-spiders will pick up the email address soon enough. Stuart Gall Systems Administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Critical Error: REALITY.SYS Corrupted! Reboot universe? (y/n) [y]: ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
