Alexander S. Kunz @ 1/25/2006 5:41:54 AM "Displaying HTML" <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> HOWEVER, a whitelist would be nice. > Actually, I don't think so. The current flood of phishing mails all > come from a valid "real" bank account email address like > @postbank.de or something. A whitelist will automate the security > hole. > E-Mail addresses can be faked way to easily, a whitelist is not a > good solution for this problem. Perhaps I did not express myself clearly. I whitelist of servers from which it is safe to download certain kinds of content would be nice (not a whitelist of senders). Although, it one whitelisted PayPal, phishing schemes that refer to the PayPal site directly would look more legitimate. And there is always DNS poisoning... -- Chris Quoting when replying to this message is good for you and me. Using The Bat! v3.65.03 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2. Accessing a POP3 mailbox. I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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