RE: AOL scomp

["Edward B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam () noc everquick net>]

> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:46:20 -0500
> From: andrew2@...

> I see the same thing.  At least 2/3rds are spam forwarded along as
> described above.  I have to give some credit to AOL WRT handling that
> type of situation -- they're much better than MSN/Hotmail who do not
> have a whitelist or feedback loop and simply stop accepting mail for
> 12+ hours from any server that reaches a particular spam threshhold.

We now refuse to forward mail that's almost certainly spam.  Users may
POP it, but forwarding is out.

Jared [if you're listening], care to provide an "scomp POC"-type
database on puck?


Eddy
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