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Re: Re: Will the spammer please stop!


From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:17:47 -0400

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:18:47 EDT, "Randal T. Rioux" said:

The words "best solution" should NEVER be used in the same sentence as
"sender verification," unless "not" separates them. It is obnoxious and
places the burden of your lack of effort or knowledge onto the sender.

My favorite "You don't want to do that" example goes like this;

Step 1: Imagine everybody did sender challenge/response.

Step 2: Now imagine that a spammer has joe-jobbed your address into the
From: line of 5 million spams.

Still think it's a good idea? :)

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